Trump Pulls Kamala Harris’ Secret Service Detail
In a move already generating intense political heat, President Donald Trump has officially revoked Secret Service protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris — a decision confirmed by her spokesperson and reported by Fox News on Friday.
Effective September 1, Harris will no longer have the federal security detail that has accompanied her since leaving office. According to a senior White House official, the timing adheres to the “standard” six-month window typically afforded to former vice presidents. But here’s the twist: this wasn’t just a case of time running out — this was an executive reversal.
🚨BREAKING: President Trump has canceled Kamala Harris’ Secret Service protection.
“Harris, as a former vice president, received six months of protection after leaving office, according to federal law. That period ended on July 21. However, her protection had been extended for… pic.twitter.com/OkpUCTefHO
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) August 29, 2025
In his final days in office, former President Joe Biden had signed a memorandum extending Harris’ protection for an additional full year. That would’ve kept her detail in place well into 2025. But on Thursday, Trump rescinded that extension, notifying the Secret Service shortly before the news broke. No formal reason was given.
The decision comes at a conspicuously delicate moment.
Harris is preparing to launch a national tour for her upcoming book 107 Days, with high-profile appearances scheduled in cities like New York, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia. Without federal protection, the former vice president will now need to rely on private security teams — a risky and costly shift for someone with her public profile and political history.
BREAKING from me – yesterday, Trump personally canceled the Secret Service protection Harris had extended via a previously undisclosed executive action Biden signed.
The change comes as Harris prepares to head out on tour for her book about the campaign.https://t.co/YgvXDOvzaX
— Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) August 29, 2025
Doug Emhoff, Harris’ husband, quietly had his Secret Service protection revoked back in July, per The Wall Street Journal. That decision received less attention — but paired with today’s announcement, it paints a clear picture: Trump is asserting that the post-vice-presidency perks Biden extended to Harris are over.
Former presidents continue to receive lifetime Secret Service coverage for themselves and their spouses — unless they explicitly decline it. Former vice presidents? They’re granted six months. Anything beyond that, as this incident proves, is entirely up to the sitting president.
The political implications are already buzzing.