<div class="css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn" data-testid="companionColumn-0"><div class="css-53u6y8"><p class="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">President Trump has terminated former Vice President Kamala Harris’s Secret Service protection, according to a letter obtained by The New York Times. Mr. Trump signed a memorandum on Thursday that will end Ms. Harris’s protection as of Monday.</p><p class="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">The Secret Service usually protects a former vice president for six months after they leave office, but President Joseph R. Biden Jr. had signed an order extending Ms. Harris’s protection beyond that, according to a person familiar with the arrangement. Without that extension, Ms. Harris’s protection would have concluded in July.</p><p class="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">“The Vice President is grateful to the United States Secret Service for their professionalism, dedication, and unwavering commitment to safety,” Kirsten Allen, a senior adviser to Ms. Harris, said in a statement.</p><p class="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">The White House declined to comment. The Secret Service did not immediately respond to a request for comment.</p></div><aside aria-label="companion column" class="css-ew4tgv"></aside></div><div data-testid="Dropzone-1"></div><div class="css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn" data-testid="companionColumn-1"><div class="css-53u6y8"><p class="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">The end of Ms. Harris’s protection comes just before she is set to embark on a nationwide tour to promote her new book about her presidential campaign. The book, titled “107 Days,” is scheduled to be published Sept. 23.</p><p class="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">Mr. Trump’s decision to revoke her security detail was reported earlier by CNN.</p><p class="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">Since taking office, Mr. Trump has <a class="css-yywogo" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/us/politics/trump-pompeo-security-iran.html" title="">ended Secret Service protection</a> for a number of people. Within hours of being sworn in, he removed the security detail for John R. Bolton, one of his former national security advisers with whom he had a falling out. He also revoked protection for Mike Pompeo, one of his former secretaries of state, and Brian Hook, a former aide, despite warnings that the men faced ongoing threats from Iran.</p><p class="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">In March, Mr. Trump also ended Secret Service protection for Mr. Biden’s children, Hunter and Ashley. Mr. Biden had issued an executive order that extended protection to them.</p></div><aside aria-label="companion column" class="css-ew4tgv"></aside></div>
Trump Cancels Kamala Harris’s Secret Service Protection

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