US President Donald Trump has rescinded extended Secret Service protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris, an arrangement previously authorised by Joe Biden before leaving office.
By law, former vice presidents are entitled to six months of protection after leaving office. Harris, who departed with Biden in January, saw her coverage lapse in July. Biden had extended the detail for an additional year through an executive directive, but Trump revoked it in a memo dated August 28, instructing the Secret Service to end any non-statutory protection from September 1.
The decision comes ahead of Harris’s planned nationwide book tour to promote her memoir, 107 Days, which recounts her brief 2024 presidential campaign.
A senior White House official confirmed the revocation, while sources told CBS News that recent threat assessments did not justify extending Harris’s protection beyond the legal period. Without federal security, she will no longer have agents guarding her Los Angeles residence or conducting proactive threat monitoring, potentially leaving her to rely on costly private arrangements.
The move has drawn criticism in California. Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass condemned the decision, with Bass calling it politically motivated and vowing to ensure Harris’s safety in the city.
Since returning to the White House in January, Trump has revoked protections for several individuals, including Hunter and Ashley Biden, Anthony Fauci, and former senior officials such as Mike Pompeo and John Bolton.
Harris, the first woman and person of colour to serve as US vice president, previously faced multiple threats during her tenure, raising concerns among critics that removing her protection could expose her to heightened risks as she returns to public life.
