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Kamala Harris loses Secret Service protection, why did Trump decide now?

2025-08-29 23:17:04Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Kamala Harris loses Secret Service protection, why did Trump decide now?
Kamala Harris

US President Donald Trump has revoked Secret Service protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris, just seven months after she left office and following her failed presidential campaign.

Under US law, former vice presidents and their families are protected for six months after leaving office. The term can be extended, and that was the case for Harris, after former President Joe Biden ordered an additional year of protection before leaving the White House.

This decision has sparked controversy.

California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass have called Trump's move politically motivated. Meanwhile, experts emphasize that from a legal perspective, the president has the right to take such an action.

Harris, as the first woman and first person of color to serve as vice president of the United States, has been a frequent target of threats. Between 2021 and 2024, several people were arrested for online threats, including a Florida man who was caught planning to shoot her with a sniper. However, a recent threat assessment found nothing alarming enough to warrant extended protection.

Secret Service expert Ronald Kessler told the BBC that "political implications aside, this is a common-sense decision" and that the agency is facing staff shortages due to multiple tasks, including the UN General Assembly in September.

The removal of the protection comes weeks before Harris embarks on a national tour for her new book "107 Days," which chronicles her short presidential campaign.

Meanwhile, in addition to Harris, Trump has also removed protections for other figures, including Hunter and Ashley Biden, as well as former officials from previous administrations, including Mike Pompeo and John Bolton.

In the US, former presidents enjoy lifelong protection from the Secret Service unless they waive it. Richard Nixon is the only president to have refused protection, in 1985./ BBC News


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