Trump revokes Secret Service protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris

[demmiblue]

Source: NBC News

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has revoked U.S. Secret Service protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris, a senior adviser to Harris told NBC News on Friday.

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A senior White House official confirmed Friday that Trump revoked Harris’ Secret Service detail, adding that vice presidents typically only get six months of protection when they leave office.

Congress passed legislation in 2008 that authorized the Secret Service to protect former vice presidents, their spouses and their children under 16 years old for up to six months after the vice president’s term has ended.

A Secret Service official told NBC that while that's true, President Joe Biden had signed an executive memorandum in January extending Harris’ protection to 18 months.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-revokes-secret-service-protection-former-president-kamala-harris-rcna227959

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[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. Will TACO Don revoke Joe's and Barack's too?

Former Presidents and their spouses get Secret Service protection for life I am to understand.

TACO Don is that spiteful that he would stoop so low as to do that.

[johnnyfins]

6. He can't. Congress would need to do that.

[Wednesdays]

11. THIS Congress? They'll just rubberstamp anything he decrees. nt

[SickOfTheOnePct]

30. How?

It still takes 60 to break a filibuster.

[Miguelito Loveless]

14. Trump does whatever he wants

and the MAGA SCOTUS backs him up.

[JohnnyRingo]

2. It's true veeps only get six months.

Everyone was up in arms when it was disclosed that Dick Cheney had years of protection. I'm sure that's been terminated by now as well.
I don't know if he pulled it for Mike Pence or not.

[Tactical Peek]

4. They should just be careful which Secret Service car they get into.

[samplegirl]

5. Horrible

Must be because she's is so corrupt!

[Bengus81]

3. So it was to be there until June 30th of 2026 the way I read it. Now gone in three days.

There's no fucking end to how hideous Trump is, just isn't. Gawd how I will be celebrating when you fucking DROP DEAD Trump. And you will...and soon IMO.

[LW1977]

26. He seems to be taking his sweet time!

He actually thinks doing stuff like this will get him to Heaven.

[FakeNoose]

7. Well this is helpful ... as soon the next Democratic President takes the White House

... and hopefully SOON, we'll have this precedent in place. It will justify us to remove Secret Service protection for every Repuke former leader plus their families. For that matter, why does Dubya still have Secret Service protection? Is Dick Cheney still protected?

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

10. Bush has it thanks to Obama and Congress in 2013

Lifetime protection of former Presidents was ended in 1994. It was limited to 10 years. Under Obama, it was reinstated back to lifetime for former Presidents. It would take Congress to change it again. Vice Presidents only get 6 months of protection by law. After that its entirely up to the Government if it continues or not.

[LaRaven]

8. And what about all of the clowns family?

Didn’t he extend their SS protection? Remember how much money was spent on them first time around? That family took advantage of the all the grifting possibilities.

This clowns admin (backed by their P2025) is truly evil. Their clown is the epitome of waste fraud and abuse.

[jls4561]

21. Yes, and ugly Ivanka and low IQ Jared wouldn't even let them use the bathroom in their house.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/01/14/secret-service-bathroom-ivanka-trump-jared-kushner/

The bathrooms were probably full of stolen documents.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

9. MaddowBlog-Trump revokes Kamala Harris' Secret Service protection, adding to outlandish list

There is no modern precedent for an American president effectively wielding security details as a political tool — until now.

Outrageous! As much as he gins up hatred against women, minorities and democrats? Removing Kamala’s security?
I’m ready to protest….

Trump revokes Kamala Harris’ Secret Service protection, adding to outlandish list www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

— HikingMarmee (@gamarmee.bsky.social) 2025-08-29T13:11:51.487Z

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-revokes-kamala-harris-secret-service-protection-adding-outlandis-rcna227961

It’s not yet clear what Kamala Harris’ future political plans are. The former vice president recently announced that she would not be a gubernatorial candidate in California next year, for example, and soon after, the Democrat announced she’d hold a series of public events to promote her upcoming book on last year’s presidential race.

But no matter what Harris does next, one thing suddenly seems clear: She won’t have Secret Service protection. NBC News reported:

President Donald Trump has revoked U.S. Secret Service protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris, a senior adviser to Harris told NBC News on Friday. ... A senior White House official confirmed Friday that Trump revoked Harris’ Secret Service detail, adding that vice presidents typically only get six months of protection when they leave office.

It’s true that while former presidents receive Secret Service protection for life, an expensive privilege, Harris’ protection was scheduled to expire after six months. That said, CNN was first to report that Joe Biden, before leaving the White House, approved an extension for an additional year.

Trump has now undone that policy......

If these developments seem familiar, it’s not your imagination. About a week into his second term, Trump started pulling security details from a variety of former officials, including former White House national security adviser John Bolton, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former special envoy to Iran Brian Hook and Dr. Anthony Fauci — apparently out of spite.....

But while Harris is in good company, she’s also in a unique position: Of all the people on this list, she’s the only one to have been elected to national office.

For the record, there is no modern precedent for an American president effectively wielding security details as a political tool, stripping protection from those he deems unworthy. It’s one of the many ways Trump is breaking new ground — and not in a good way

[Tree Lady]

20. I guess he wants to screw up her tour

Knowing how much private security costs.

[Brainfodder]

12. Same guy cheats tax payer funds on his frequent golf outings to his own golf clubs, you expect better behavior?

YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?

YOU AND ME BOTH WITH A DECADE+ OF THIS!
Have a nice day!

[orangecrush]

13. WTAF????

[Torchlight]

15. His only reason? "Because I can."

Which is less a reason that it is an excuse... unless he provides us a measured and established justification for doing this. And he won't.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

16. This from Jack Cocchiarella....

I apologize for the ad in the beginning.

[Orrex]

17. Why doesn't he just fucking die already?

[Wonder Why]

18. This is what happens when you run government by executive orders. The sleazeball that replaces you

can undo your good deed the same way.

[azureblue]

25. he couldn't be doing any of this

without the backing of the GOP. Repubs are protecting a child rapist, tyrant, felon, traitor, etc. The party should be disbanded.

[popsdenver]

32. Exactly azure

from day one of his first term, he couldn't have done this without his CABAL, and the entire Republican members of the U.S. House and Senate in lockstep.............

And, he wouldn't have won in 2016 without the NRA and Putin............and 2024 without Elon and Putin..........

[thesquanderer]

19. Another example of his wasting his time just being petty. And if this is ostensibly to save the govt money,

how about skipping some golf? Or not building a ballroom.? Or so much of his other nonsense.

This was beneath even DOGE's notice. But this is how a president now spends his time.

But he was upfront about it. Retribution.

[Hornedfrog2000]

22. She should be coming out hard against this guy

So should obama. I mean hard. Call him a pedophile, or at least a pedophile sympathizer. Ruffle some fucking feathers. Where are our leaders???? Are they scared? Blackmailed? Wtf is going on?!?!

[Nigrum Cattus]

23. More chicken shit moves

[LW1977]

24. And he actually thinks he's going to Heaven when he does stuff like this

There is not a deep enough pit in Hell for this child raping, Fanta faced, deranged petty narcissistic piece of white trash!

[popsdenver]

33. Rumor has it

that the DEVIL is building a whole new lower level for all of them, closest to the flames.........

[C_U_L8R]

27. He's a raging hemorrhoid

And that's being unfair to hemorrhoids.

[popsdenver]

34. More like

an ANAL cancer....................

[Bayard]

28. Attention MAGAts:

Take aim at the former VP. Knighthood awarded if you succeed in killing her.

[rzemanfl]

29. Fuck these people. n/t

[twodogsbarking]

31. Trump will undoubtedly have others watching her.

[tonekat]

35. Such a small "Man" to be so cruel

Prez Pedo Demento needs to hurry up and die.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

36. This makes me smile