Overview
- President Trump announced the immediate termination of Secret Service protection for Hunter and Ashley Biden via Truth Social.
- Hunter Biden was reportedly accompanied by an 18-agent Secret Service detail during a taxpayer-funded trip to South Africa, which Trump criticized for its cost and location.
- Trump also ended Ashley Biden's Secret Service protection, citing her 13-agent detail as excessive.
- The move aligns with Trump's history of revoking security protections for political opponents and critics, including former officials like Dr. Anthony Fauci and John Bolton.
- Trump's criticism of South Africa's human rights record and decision to halt U.S. financial aid to the country added geopolitical context to the announcement.