Overview

• About a dozen LAPD Metro officers were pulled from outside Harris’s Brentwood home after the department faced criticism for diverting crime-suppression resources.
• The Los Angeles Police Protective League condemned the deployment as a misuse of city officers and taxpayer funds, calling the decision "nuts."
• The California Highway Patrol had been coordinating protection and, after LAPD’s withdrawal, declined to detail any changes, saying it does not discuss security arrangements.
• Trump signed a memorandum directing DHS to end discretionary protections for Harris effective Sept. 1, after Biden had extended her coverage to July 2026 at the request of her aides.
• Harris is expected to secure private protection ahead of a 15-stop international book tour starting Sept. 24, with events slated in cities including London and Toronto.