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Taxpayers Shouldn’t Fund VIP Protection Perks
Liberty Check
Former Vice President Kamala Harris enjoyed unusually prolonged Secret Service coverage, well beyond what law dictates for her role. President Trump restored traditional limits, ending taxpayer-funded security that Biden had extended without clear justification.
While former vice presidents are allotted six months of post-office Secret Service protection, Harris had her detail extended to 18 months by an unpublicized Biden directive. Trump’s recent order enforces the actual law, putting an end to perks past her allotted period.
- Harris’s protective detail outlasted other former vice presidents’ timelines by a full year after her term.
- Trump’s executive action stops the costly, extended security handout, returning to standards established in the Former Vice Presidents Act of 2008.
- All former vice presidents now receive the same treatment—no exceptions or special carveouts.
Despite claims of vendetta and discrimination from media allies and leftist officials, this move simply ensures fair application of the law and limits government expansion.
Those with means, like Harris, can privately fund their own security instead of burdening Americans with unnecessary costs.
The Constitution must be defended.
