Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, during a briefing at the White House in Washington. Louisiana is suing Mayorkas and various federal agencies after an illegal Chinese immigrant allegedly exposed hundreds to a rare TB strain while in detention. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Trump made the announcement in a Truth Social post, saying Hunter Biden received Secret Service protection for an "extended period of time."
"There are as many as 18 people on this Detail, which is ridiculous!" Trump wrote. "Please be advised that, effective immediately, Hunter Biden will no longer receive Secret Service protection."
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Former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, PA on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Former presidents and their spouses receive life-long Secret Service protection under federal law, but the protection afforded to their immediate families over the age of 16 ends when they leave office, though both Trump and Biden extended the details for their children for six months before leaving office, the Associated Press reported.
Biden allowed Baron Trump to keep his Secret Service protection after his 16th birthday.
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