President Donald Trump has terminated the Secret Service protection previously provided to former Vice President Kamala Harris, reversing the security detail extended by former President Joe Biden beyond the standard timeframe.
Harris’ spokesperson confirmed to Fox News on Friday that her Secret Service security detail will officially be cut off on September 1, with not much further explanation offered for the decision or how the former VP feels about the change.
By law, former Vice Presidents receive only six months of Secret Service coverage after leaving office. Before stepping down in January, Biden issued a memorandum granting Harris an additional year of protection, a move that Trump and his administration deemed unnecessary—and likely politically motivated.
Trump rescinded the memorandum that provided Secret Service security for the former Vice President, essentially “returning” Harris to the same standards that have historically applied to previous VPs after they have left office.
According to a White House official, the standard period of Secret Service coverage for former Vice Presidents has generally been limited to six months after their term ends.
The decision comes as Harris prepares to launch a nationwide book tour to promote her new release, 107 Days.
“107 Days is my candid and personal account of the shortest presidential campaign in modern history,” Harris posted.
The move to end the Secret Service protection for Harris is not surprising, as Trump has made similar security cuts before.
Earlier this year, he ended Secret Service protection for Hunter and Ashley Biden, the adult children of former President Biden, calling the large Secret Service details excessive and “ridiculous,” as previously reported by The Dallas Express.
While former presidents and their spouses are granted lifetime Secret Service coverage, other family members and former officeholders only receive protection for a limited period of time.
Hunter’s cut-off from the extended Secret Service security detail seemed like a simple decision for Trump after Hunter was pardoned from multiple felony charges by his father, then-President Joe Biden, right before Biden left office.