Trump revokes Secret Service protection for Kamala Harris
The president leaves his former political rival without guarantees of protection, just as he has already done with Joe Biden.
WashingtonPresident Donald Trump has revoked Secret Service protection for former vice president and Democratic rival Kamala Harris, according to several US media outlets.
Normally, the Secret Service continues to protect vice presidents six months after their term ends, but in Harris's case, former President Joe Biden signed an order to extend his second-in-command's protection beyond that, according to CNN. Had he not done so, the protection would have ended on July 21.
The memorandum signed by Trump establishes that the withdrawal of protection for Harris will be effective next Monday, September 1. The revocation of security guarantees for his former political rival during the 2024 election campaign coincides with the start of Harris's tour to promote her book "107 Days," a memo about the presidential campaign. Despite losing in the presidential race, Harris hasn't completely ruled out the possibility of a repeat bid in 2028.
The withdrawal of Secret Service protection not only means Harris will no longer have the agents assigned to monitor her, but she will also lose their constant intelligence analysis of the mine.
Harris joins the list of enemies from whom Trump has withdrawn security guarantees, as already happened with former President Joe Biden and the Republican's former advisor, John Bolton. One by one, the president is carrying out small revenge against his rivals, just as he promised. Last week, the FBI showed up at Bolton's home in Bethesda, Maryland, to carry out a search. The operation was part of an investigation to determine whether Bolton improperly shared or possessed classified information.
