California taxpayers now will fund special protection detail for Kamala Harris
Decision made after President Trump cancels Biden's special extension for his VP
Former vice presidents get Secret Service protection for six months after leaving office, while ex-presidents get protection for life.But before his term ended, then-President Biden signed an order to extend Harris' protection beyond six months to July 2026. Aides to Harris had asked Biden for the extension. Without it, her security detail would have ended last month.
Gov. Gavin Newsom, who would need to sign off on such CHP protection, would not confirm the arrangement. "Our office does not comment on security arrangements," said Izzy Gordon, a spokesperson for Newsom. "The safety of our public officials should never be subject to erratic, vindictive political impulses."
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To speak to the comment made by Newsom's spokesperson, Trump's decision had to do with the law on the books...nothing vindictve about it--certainly not an erratic political decision.
