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demmiblue

(38,738 posts)
Fri Aug 29, 2025, 08:41 AM Aug 29

Trump revokes Secret Service protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris

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.



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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Trump revokes Secret Service protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris (Original Post) demmiblue Aug 29 OP
Will TACO Don revoke Joe's and Barack's too? ProudMNDemocrat Aug 29 #1
He can't. Congress would need to do that. johnnyfins Aug 29 #6
THIS Congress? They'll just rubberstamp anything he decrees. nt Wednesdays Aug 29 #11
How? SickOfTheOnePct Aug 29 #30
Trump does whatever he wants Miguelito Loveless Aug 29 #14
It's true veeps only get six months. JohnnyRingo Aug 29 #2
They should just be careful which Secret Service car they get into. Tactical Peek Aug 29 #4
Horrible samplegirl Aug 29 #5
So it was to be there until June 30th of 2026 the way I read it. Now gone in three days. Bengus81 Aug 29 #3
He seems to be taking his sweet time! LW1977 Aug 29 #26
Well this is helpful ... as soon the next Democratic President takes the White House FakeNoose Aug 29 #7
Bush has it thanks to Obama and Congress in 2013 DetroitLegalBeagle Aug 29 #10
And what about all of the clowns family? LaRaven Aug 29 #8
Yes, and ugly Ivanka and low IQ Jared wouldn't even let them use the bathroom in their house. jls4561 Aug 29 #21
MaddowBlog-Trump revokes Kamala Harris' Secret Service protection, adding to outlandish list LetMyPeopleVote Aug 29 #9
I guess he wants to screw up her tour Tree Lady Aug 29 #20
Same guy cheats tax payer funds on his frequent golf outings to his own golf clubs, you expect better behavior? Brainfodder Aug 29 #12
WTAF???? orangecrush Aug 29 #13
His only reason? "Because I can." Torchlight Aug 29 #15
This from Jack Cocchiarella.... ProudMNDemocrat Aug 29 #16
Why doesn't he just fucking die already? Orrex Aug 29 #17
This is what happens when you run government by executive orders. The sleazeball that replaces you Wonder Why Aug 29 #18
he couldn't be doing any of this azureblue Aug 29 #25
Exactly azure popsdenver Aug 29 #32
Another example of his wasting his time just being petty. And if this is ostensibly to save the govt money, thesquanderer Aug 29 #19
She should be coming out hard against this guy Hornedfrog2000 Aug 29 #22
More chicken shit moves Nigrum Cattus Aug 29 #23
And he actually thinks he's going to Heaven when he does stuff like this LW1977 Aug 29 #24
Rumor has it popsdenver Aug 29 #33
He's a raging hemorrhoid C_U_L8R Aug 29 #27
More like popsdenver Aug 29 #34
Attention MAGAts: Bayard Aug 29 #28
Fuck these people. n/t rzemanfl Aug 29 #29
Trump will undoubtedly have others watching her. twodogsbarking Aug 29 #31
Such a small "Man" to be so cruel tonekat Aug 29 #35
This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote Aug 31 #36

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,246 posts)
1. Will TACO Don revoke Joe's and Barack's too?
Fri Aug 29, 2025, 08:53 AM
Aug 29

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.

JohnnyRingo

(20,163 posts)
2. It's true veeps only get six months.
Fri Aug 29, 2025, 08:54 AM
Aug 29

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.

Bengus81

(9,401 posts)
3. So it was to be there until June 30th of 2026 the way I read it. Now gone in three days.
Fri Aug 29, 2025, 08:59 AM
Aug 29

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

(1,565 posts)
26. He seems to be taking his sweet time!
Fri Aug 29, 2025, 11:42 AM
Aug 29

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

FakeNoose

(38,662 posts)
7. Well this is helpful ... as soon the next Democratic President takes the White House
Fri Aug 29, 2025, 09:19 AM
Aug 29

... 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

(2,429 posts)
10. Bush has it thanks to Obama and Congress in 2013
Fri Aug 29, 2025, 09:38 AM
Aug 29

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

(210 posts)
8. And what about all of the clowns family?
Fri Aug 29, 2025, 09:19 AM
Aug 29

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.

LetMyPeopleVote

(169,853 posts)
9. MaddowBlog-Trump revokes Kamala Harris' Secret Service protection, adding to outlandish list
Fri Aug 29, 2025, 09:20 AM
Aug 29

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

Brainfodder

(7,781 posts)
12. Same guy cheats tax payer funds on his frequent golf outings to his own golf clubs, you expect better behavior?
Fri Aug 29, 2025, 10:09 AM
Aug 29

YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?

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

Torchlight

(5,695 posts)
15. His only reason? "Because I can."
Fri Aug 29, 2025, 10:44 AM
Aug 29

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.

Wonder Why

(6,195 posts)
18. This is what happens when you run government by executive orders. The sleazeball that replaces you
Fri Aug 29, 2025, 10:59 AM
Aug 29

can undo your good deed the same way.

azureblue

(2,560 posts)
25. he couldn't be doing any of this
Fri Aug 29, 2025, 11:40 AM
Aug 29

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

popsdenver

(481 posts)
32. Exactly azure
Fri Aug 29, 2025, 02:18 PM
Aug 29

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

(12,766 posts)
19. Another example of his wasting his time just being petty. And if this is ostensibly to save the govt money,
Fri Aug 29, 2025, 11:00 AM
Aug 29

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

(866 posts)
22. She should be coming out hard against this guy
Fri Aug 29, 2025, 11:22 AM
Aug 29

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?!?!

LW1977

(1,565 posts)
24. And he actually thinks he's going to Heaven when he does stuff like this
Fri Aug 29, 2025, 11:30 AM
Aug 29

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

popsdenver

(481 posts)
33. Rumor has it
Fri Aug 29, 2025, 02:20 PM
Aug 29

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

Bayard

(26,989 posts)
28. Attention MAGAts:
Fri Aug 29, 2025, 12:15 PM
Aug 29

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

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