US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he was ending ‘immediately’ the Secret Service protection details assigned to Democrat Joe Biden’s adult children, which the former president had extended to July shortly before leaving office in January.
In a post on social media Truth Social, Trump alleged that 18 agents assigned to Hunter Biden’s security while on a vacation in South Africa this week, calling it ‘ridiculous’, and 13 agents were in charge of Ashley Biden’s protection, both of which ‘will be taken off the list.’
He said, “Please be advised that, effective immediately, Hunter Biden will no longer receive Secret Service protection. Likewise, Ashley Biden who has 13 agents will be taken off the list.”
Under the federal law, former presidents and their spouses receive life-long Secret Service protection, however, the protection afforded to their immediate families over the age of 16 ends when they leave office. But outgoing presidents can extend protection for those who might otherwise not be eligible for up to six months after they leave office. Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W Bush had also extended protection for their families for a period.
Trump’s Post On Truth Social
Taking to Truth Social, US President wrote, “Hunter Biden has had Secret Service protection for an extended period of time, all paid for by the United States Taxpayer. There are as many as 18 people on this Detail, which is ridiculous! He is currently vacationing in, of all places, South Africa, where the Human Rights of people has been strenuously questioned. Because of this, South Africa has been taken off our list of Countries receiving Economic and Financial Assistance. Please be advised that, effective immediately, Hunter Biden will no longer receive Secret Service protection. Likewise, Ashley Biden who has 13 agents will be taken off the list.”
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