{"id":2483302,"date":"2025-09-07T06:33:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T10:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-union-republicans-sound-alarm-on-kamala-harris-security-detail\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T06:34:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T10:34:52","slug":"police-union-republicans-sound-alarm-on-kamala-harris-security-detail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-union-republicans-sound-alarm-on-kamala-harris-security-detail\/","title":{"rendered":"Police union, Republicans sound alarm on Kamala Harris security detail"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpolice-union-republicans-sound-alarm-on-kamala-harris-security-detail%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2483302&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >article discusses controversy surrounding taxpayer-funded security provided<\/a> to former vice President Kamala Harris by the los angeles Police Department (LAPD) and California Highway Patrol (CHP). This security detail was arranged after former President Donald Trump revoked Harris&#8217;s Secret Service protection. The security is reportedly coordinated in response to safety concerns,with approval from Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and California Governor Gavin Newsom.<\/p>\n<p>The move has drawn criticism from the Los Angeles Police Protective League and some Republican lawmakers, who argue that it diverts police resources from public safety and improperly uses taxpayer money to protect a wealthy, former presidential candidate. They contend that former vice presidents typically receive Secret Service protection for six months after leaving office, and that Harris&#8217;s extended protection is unusual and unfair.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters, including some Democratic commentators, defend the security as necessary due to threats fueled by political rhetoric and recent violence targeting public officials affiliated with the Democratic Party. The CHP and LAPD have not disclosed the duration or cost of this security arrangement, citing operational security. The dispute reflects broader political tensions regarding security protocols for former officials and the use of public funds. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Police union, Republicans sound alarm on Kamala Harris&rsquo;s makeshift security detail<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2215689\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lapdonline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Los Angeles police<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chp.ca.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">California Highway Patrol<\/a> are providing taxpayer-funded security for former Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kamala Harris<\/a> &mdash; a move that has infuriated the police union and some Republican lawmakers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The use of state and local resources was likely requested by Harris and approved by Los Angeles Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karen-bass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Karen Bass <\/a>(D) and Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> (D-CA) after President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> revoked her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secret-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Secret Service<\/a> detail earlier this week.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3795746\/governor-races-heat-up-nationally-virginia-bellwether\/\">Governor&rsquo;s races heat up nationally with Virginia as early bellwether<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3794942\/ccp-funded-research-flooded-academic-journals-trump-attacks\/\">CCP-funded research has flooded academic journals. Now it&#8217;s being used to attack the Trump administration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3796334\/vance-dismisses-democrats-2028-prospects\/\">Vance dismisses Democrats&#8217; 2028 prospects who merely &#8216;mimic&#8217; Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former Vice President Kamala Harris delivers the keynote speech at the Emerge 20th Anniversary Gala in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo\/Godofredo A. V&aacute;squez)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The CHP is authorized to provide security for current and former California constitutional officers when a threat assessment deems it necessary. Harris, a former state constitutional officer, is receiving protection coordinated by the agency in response to current concerns, sources told the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bass called Trump&rsquo;s actions &ldquo;another act of revenge following a long list of political retaliation in the forms of firings, the revoking of security clearances and more.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This puts the former Vice President in danger and I look forward to working with&nbsp;the&nbsp;Governor to make sure Vice President Harris is safe in Los Angeles,&rdquo; she said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3441842\/trump-golden-escalator-ride-10-years-maga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>A DECADE OF MAGA: HOW TRUMP&rsquo;S GOLDEN ESCALATOR RIDE CHANGED AMERICA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>About a dozen LAPD officers have started working a detail to protect Harris, parking outside her Brentwood home. It&rsquo;s unclear if they will be with her when she starts on her nationwide book tour, which begins at the end of the month in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York City<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The CHP and the LAPD have been tight-lipped on how long the around-the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-democrats-assassination-leaves-members-of-congress-worried\/\" title=\"Minnesota Democrat&#039;s assassination leaves members of Congress worried\">-clock security service<\/a> will last and how much it will cost.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We do not comment on security arrangements,&rdquo; the CHP told the&nbsp;<em>Washington&nbsp;Examiner,&nbsp;<\/em>while the LAPD confirmed it was &ldquo;assisting the California Highway Patrol in providing protective services for former Vice President Kamala Harris until an alternate plan is established. &rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This temporary coordinated effort is in place to ensure that there is no lapse in security,&rdquo; LAPD Communications Director Jennifer Forkish, told the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Spending money to protect Harris isn&rsquo;t sitting well with some, including the Los Angeles Police Protective League, the union that represents rank-and-file LAPD officers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Pulling police officers from protecting everyday Angelenos to protect a failed presidential candidate who also happens to be a multi-millionaire, with multiple homes and who can easily afford to pay for her own security, is nuts,&rdquo; the union said in a statement. It added that&nbsp;Bass &ldquo;should tell Governor Newsom that if he wants to curry favor with Ms. Harris and her donor base, then he should open up his own wallet because LA taxpayers should not be footing the bill for this ridiculousness.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3763754\/california-supreme-court-declines-halt-gerrymandering-efforts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Assemblyman Carl DeMaio<\/a> (R-CA) also had an issue with it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3435968\/biden-autopen-use-dc-widespread\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>BIDEN AUTOPEN USE IN DC WAS MORE WIDESPREAD THAN PREVIOUSLY KNOWN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&nbsp;will reduce&nbsp;public safety plain and simple,&rdquo; he told the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s&nbsp;not even an argument. It&rsquo;s not even debatable. How dare Karen Bass and Gavin Newsom shortchange Californians&rsquo; and Los Angelenos&rsquo; safety so that they can give a politician protection? Nobody&nbsp;cares about Kamala Harris. Nobody is threatening her. She isn&rsquo;t being given any less security than any other vice president. Vice presidents lose their security after six months. That has been perfectly fine for the past 40 years but no, apparently Californians are going to be on the hook to cater to her as servants.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Steve Hilton, who is running as a Republican candidate for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/governor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">governor<\/a>, called Harris&rsquo;s new security &ldquo;completely outrageous and a corrupt abuse of public resources.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s just having insult added to injury when we&rsquo;ve got the absolute underfunding of police departments across the state, we are way below capacity, in terms of the number of police and sheriff&rsquo;s deputies we need to fight crime,&rdquo; he told the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Secret Service usually protects a former vice president for six months after they leave office, but former President Joe Biden had signed an order extending Harris&rsquo;s protection for a year beyond that. Harris&rsquo;s aides had asked Biden&rsquo;s team to extend protection due to safety concerns. Without the extension, Harris&rsquo;s protection would have ended in July.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A White House memorandum, signed by Trump, directed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem &ldquo;to discontinue any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-yanks-kamala-harris-secret-service-protection-as-undisclosed-biden-order-comes-to-light\/\" title=\"... Yanks ...&#039; ... as Undisclosed Biden Order Comes to Light\">security-related procedures previously authorized<\/a> by Executive Memorandum, beyond those required by law,&rdquo; for Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also pulled protection&nbsp;from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-pompeo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mike Pompeo<\/a>, one of his former secretaries of state; former aide Brian Hook; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-bolton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John Bolton<\/a>, Trump&rsquo;s former national security adviser; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/anthony-fauci\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anthony Fauci<\/a>, who received death threats when he oversaw the COVID-19 pandemic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Not everyone is upset that Harris is getting star treatment on the public&rsquo;s tab.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3789511\/judge-trump-deployment-national-guard-los-angeles-violated-federal-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JUDGE RULES TRUMP DEPLOYMENT OF NATIONAL GUARD TO LOS ANGELES VIOLATED FEDERAL LAW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kaivan Shroff, a&nbsp;Democratic commentator and alumnus of the Hillary for America digital team, told the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner&nbsp;<\/em>that securing Harris&rsquo;s safety is paramount.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yes, protecting our first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-disappointment-is-real-for-kamala-harris-superfans-a-case-of-buyers-remorse\/\" title=\"\u2018The Disappointment Is Real\u2019: For ... Superfans, a Case of Buyer\u2019s Remorse\">black woman vice president<\/a>, despite Trump&rsquo;s antics, is a good use of funds,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Kamala Harris &mdash; like many Democrats &mdash; has a target on her back because of the rhetoric Trump, Vance and other MAGA electeds use. The reality is that less than 3 months ago, a deranged Trump supporter murdered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3472207\/vance-boelter-indicted-murder-minnesota-house-speaker-melissa-hortman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Melissa Hortman <\/a>and her husband and shot their dog.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police union, GOP criticize taxpayer-funded Harris security<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2646,"featured_media":2483303,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25054112368312.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32438,37453,36160,3756,47424],"class_list":["post-2483302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-kamala-harris","tag-police-union","tag-political-controversy","tag-republicans","tag-security-detail"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25054112368312.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2646"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2483302"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483302\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2483306,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483302\/revisions\/2483306"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2483303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2483302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2483302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2483302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}