President’s new security directive cancels one-year extension signed by Biden before leaving office
Donald Trump has revoked Secret Service protection for the former vice-president and 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, Kamala Harris, according to a letter obtained by CNN and confirmed to the Guardian by a senior White House official.
The letter, dated on Thursday and titled “Memorandum for the Secretary of Homeland Security”, instructs the Secret Service to “discontinue any security-related procedures beyond those required by law” effective 1 September 2025.
Under federal law, former vice-presidents are entitled to receive Secret Service protection for six months after leaving office.
For Harris, that period ended on 21 July. However, CNN reports that her protection had been extended for an additional year under an undisclosed directive signed by then president Joe Biden before leaving office.
