Trump announced Monday in Truth Social that Hunter and Ashley Biden will no longer receive protection of the Secret Service.
“Hunter Biden has had protection of the secret service for a prolonged period of time, all paid by the United States taxpayer. There are up to 18 people in this detail, which is ridiculous! It is currently on vacation, of all places, South Africa, where people’s human rights have been strongly questioned,” Trump wrote on his social media platform.
“Keep in mind that, with immediate effect, Hunter Biden will no longer receive protection of the Secret Service.
President Joe Biden, accompanied by Hunter Biden, leaves a bookstore in the center of Nantucket, Massachusetts, on November 29, 2024.
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The president was asked on Monday who was paying for the protection of the secret service of Hunter Biden and said he would analyze the matter later in the day.
It is not unusual for the children of a outgoing president to receive an extension on his protection as courtesy extended to the outgoing president and his family. Trump’s four adult children and his two spouses received protection from the secret service for six additional months after Trump’s first mandate.
-ABC News’ Molly Nagle, Hannah Demissie and Luke Barr
