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Trump Revokes Kamala Harris' Secret Service Protection, Reversing Biden's Extension

President Donald Trump revoked former Vice President Kamala Harris' Secret Service protection, effective September 2025, reversing Joe Biden's extension, just before her book tour.

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  • President Donald Trump revoked former Vice President Kamala Harris' Secret Service protection, effective September 1, 2025, via a White House memorandum.
  • This decision reverses former President Joe Biden's previously undisclosed directive to extend Harris's protection beyond the standard six months until January 2026.
  • The revocation returns Harris to the legal default, as former vice presidents typically receive six months of protection under a 2008 law.
  • The termination was communicated despite no alarming threat assessment, occurring before Harris's book tour for "107 Days" starting September 24.
  • The Trump administration has also removed Secret Service protection for other individuals, including John Bolton, Hunter Biden, and Ashley Biden.
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Center-leaning sources frame this story by implying a political motive behind Trump's decision to revoke Kamala Harris's Secret Service protection. They achieve this through editorial choices that connect the action to her status as a "Democratic opponent" and her public activities, while also contextualizing the revocation by emphasizing the "not typical" nature of her extended protection.

"The removal of Harris' detail comes just weeks before she is scheduled to begin a multi-city tour to promote her book, 107 Days, focused on her short-lived, unsuccessful presidential bid."

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"Trump is revoking that extension."

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"Mr. Trump made the decision Thursday to revoke that continued protection, and an executive memorandum was issued to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem directing her to rescind Harris' Secret Service detail, effective Sept. 1, the officials said."

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"The cancellation comes as Harris prepares for a 15-city book tour."

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"Trump revoked U.S. Secret Service protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris."

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"Trump was flanked by top officials for the signing, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Vice President JD Vance and Attorney General Pam Bondi."

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President Trump revoked Kamala Harris' Secret Service protection as a reversal of former President Joe Biden's extension of her protection beyond the standard six months, with no reported alarming threat assessment prompting the revocation.

Under a 2008 law, former vice presidents typically receive six months of Secret Service protection after leaving office.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called the removal an act of political retaliation that endangers Harris, while a spokesperson for California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized the decision as driven by erratic and vindictive political impulses.

Yes, the Trump administration also removed Secret Service protection for John Bolton, Hunter Biden, and Ashley Biden.

The revocation occurred just before Kamala Harris began her book tour for "107 Days," starting September 24, 2025.

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