Before leaving office, then-US President Joe Biden extended the former VP’s protection by a full year beyond the six months required by law
US President Donald Trump has canceled Secret Service protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a copy of a letter cited by several news outlets. Federal law provides former vice presidents with Secret Service protection for six months after leaving office.
For Trump’s 2024 Democratic rival, the period of government-provided security ended on July 21. However, it was extended for another year through a directive signed by then-President Joe Biden shortly before leaving office, officials familiar with the undisclosed arrangement told ABC.
The letter, dated Thursday and addressed to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, reportedly states: “You are hereby authorized to discontinue any security-related procedures previously authorized by Executive Memorandum, beyond those required by law, for the following individual effective September 1, 2025: Former Vice President Kamala D. Harris.”
The removal of government protection means Harris will no longer have round-the-clock surveillance, and Secret Service personnel will stop monitoring information about potential threats on her social media and email.
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In March, the White House ended the Secret Service protection details assigned to Biden’s adult children, which the former president had extended to July shortly before leaving office in January. At the same time, Washington revoked security clearance for Biden, Harris, and other senior officials from the former administration, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.
The withdrawal of privileges for Harris comes just weeks before she begins a 15-city book tour to promote ‘107 Days’, the upcoming memoir about her brief presidential campaign, scheduled for release on September 23.
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