{"id":2576553,"date":"2026-03-05T16:06:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T21:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steve-hilton-vows-to-strip-kamala-harris-of-her-security-detail-if-he-becomes-governor\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T16:10:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T21:10:27","slug":"steve-hilton-vows-to-strip-kamala-harris-of-her-security-detail-if-he-becomes-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steve-hilton-vows-to-strip-kamala-harris-of-her-security-detail-if-he-becomes-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Hilton vows to strip Kamala Harris of her security detail if he becomes governor"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fsteve-hilton-vows-to-strip-kamala-harris-of-her-security-detail-if-he-becomes-governor%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=2576553&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>california\u2019s 2026 gubernatorial race is drawing attention to security funding and a crowded field. Republican Steve Hilton has pledged that, if elected governor, he would end taxpayer-financed security for former Vice President Kamala Harris, arguing that donors should pay for her protection instead of Californians.<\/p>\n<p>Key points:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Harris has been protected by the Los Angeles Police Department and the California Highway Patrol after federal protection ended; state- and local-officials arranged the security amid political concerns.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Hilton says the arrangement imposes costs on taxpayers and would be changed if he wins the governor\u2019s race. He argues harris\u2019s book-tour activities and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pete-buttigieg-leans-into-new-media-ahead-of-possible-2028-run\/\" title=\"Pete Buttigieg leans into new media ahead of possible 2028 run\">potential 2028 presidential bid<\/a> are connected to ongoing security needs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The race is highly unsettled, with a February Public Policy Institute of California poll showing five leading candidates within about four percentage points: Democrats Katie Porter, Eric Swalwell, and Tom Steyer; Republicans Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco. The poll of 1,657 residents (Feb. 3\u201311) found these five within the 3.9% margin of error, with more than a dozen candidates overall.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Democratic Party chair has urged struggling candidates to drop out, underscoring the contest\u2019s unpredictability as the June primary approaches and the top two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-poll-trump-backed-kelly-tshibaka-leads-alaska-senate-race-lisa-murkowski-losing-in-reelection-bid\/\" title=\"Exclusive \u2014 ...: Trump...Backed Kelly Tshibaka Leads Alaska Senate ..., Lisa Murkowski Losing in Reelection Bid\">vote-getters advance<\/a> to November.  <\/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\">Steve Hilton vows to strip Kamala Harris of her security detail if he becomes governor<\/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_2256729\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Republican gubernatorial candidate&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4460749\/california-governor-elections-republicans-winning-democrats-gavin-newsom\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4460749\">Steve Hilton<\/a>&nbsp;said he would strip taxpayer-funded security from former Vice President&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"748\">Kamala Harris<\/a>&nbsp;if he wins California&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11675\">governor&rsquo;s race <\/a>in November.<\/p>\n<p>The pledge to take the &ldquo;corrupt freebie&rdquo; comes after backlash re-erupted this week, following reports that Harris was accompanied by California Highway Patrol officers during stops on her book tour.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4481526\/backlash-trump-maga-over-potential-cornyn-backing\/\">Trump triggers backlash among MAGA faithful over potential Cornyn endorsement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4481678\/aaron-spencer-wins-arkansas-sheriff-primary-accused-murder\/\">Aaron Spencer wins Arkansas sheriff primary after being accused of murdering man who assaulted his daughter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4481464\/head-miami-gop-calls-party-official-resign-leaked-racist-antisemitic-chat\/\">Head of Miami GOP calls for party official to resign over leaked racist and antisemitic chat<\/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 in conversation with Rep. Lateefah Simon discussing her book, &ldquo;107 Days&rdquo; at the Henry J. Kaiser Center For The Performing Arts in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Harris&rsquo;s book details her presidential run in 2024. (Photo by Carlos Avila Gonzalez\/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Harris had previously secured an extension of federal protection when former President&nbsp;Joe Biden&nbsp;authorized continued security coverage through July after she left office. But that protection ended in September under President&nbsp;Donald Trump. California officials later stepped in and assigned state-provided security to the former vice president.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4481654\/who-are-the-kurds-group-rumored-joining-us-war-iran\/\"><strong>WHO ARE THE KURDS, THE GROUP RUMORED TO BE JOINING THE US WAR IN IRAN?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hilton has argued the arrangement forces California taxpayers to foot the bill for Harris&rsquo;s protection, something he says he would end if elected governor.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Kamala Harris book tour is obviously&nbsp;part of her presidential campaign,&rdquo; he told the&nbsp;<em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/04\/us-news\/kamala-harris-is-secretly-milking-california-taxpayers-to-guard-her-book-tour-but-that-could-change\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/04\/us-news\/kamala-harris-is-secretly-milking-california-taxpayers-to-guard-her-book-tour-but-that-could-change\/\">New York Post<\/a><\/em>. &ldquo;Her donors &mdash; if she has any &mdash; should be paying for her security, not Californians who already pay the highest taxes in the country for the worst results.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lapdonline.org\/\">Los Angeles police<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chp.ca.gov\/\">California Highway Patrol<\/a>&nbsp;are <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >providing taxpayer-funded security<\/a> for&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\">Harris<\/a>, who has been flirting with the idea of running in the 2028 presidential election &mdash; a move that has infuriated 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&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karen-bass\/\">Karen Bass&nbsp;<\/a>(D) and outgoing Gov.&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\">Gavin Newsom<\/a>&nbsp;(D-CA) after&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Trump<\/a>&nbsp;revoked her&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secret-service\/\">Secret Service<\/a>&nbsp;detail in September.<\/p>\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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-pols-talk-ethics-as-madigan-corruption-trial-nears-end-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Illinois pols talk ethics as Madigan corruption trial nears end ... Washington Examiner\">state constitutional officer<\/a>, is receiving protection coordinated by the agency in response to current concerns, sources told the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4475390\/read-in-full-trump-address-iran-operation\/\"><strong>READ IN FULL: TRUMP ADDRESS ON IRAN OPERATION<\/strong><\/a><\/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,&rdquo; she said.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Calls to Hilton, who is polling among the top three candidates in an extremely crowded&nbsp;governor&rsquo;s race, were not returned. Calls to Harris were also not returned.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Steve Hilton speaks during the California gubernatorial candidate debate Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo\/Laure Andrillon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The state&rsquo;s gubernatorial race has finally started&nbsp;to show its first signs of shape for Democrats, though a new poll suggests the crowded contest is more competitive and unpredictable than many expected.<\/p>\n<p>Three Democrats &mdash; former Rep.&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/katie-porter\/\">Katie Porter<\/a>, Rep.&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-swalwell\/\">Eric Swalwell<\/a>&nbsp;(D-CA), and billionaire&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tom-steyer\/\">Tom Steyer&nbsp;<\/a>&mdash; and two Republicans &mdash; former Hilton and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco &mdash; are&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ppic.org\/publication\/ppic-statewide-survey-californians-and-their-government-february-2026\/\">within 4 percentage points of one another<\/a>, according to the nonpartisan&nbsp;Public Policy Institute of California survey. All five candidates are also within the 3.9% margin of error heading into the June primary, underscoring how unsettled the race remains.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4478747\/california-democratic-chair-warn-gubernatorial-struggles-drop\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4478747\">CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIR TELLS STRUGGLING GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES TO DROP OUT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are more than a dozen candidates in the race. Hilton drew 14% of likely voters. Porter followed&nbsp;at 13%, Bianco at 12%, Swalwell at 11%, and Steyer at 10%, according to the poll, which was conducted of 1,657 California residents between Feb. 3 and Feb. 11. Ten percent of voters said they didn&rsquo;t know who they&rsquo;d vote for, while 30% spread their support among the other candidates.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/still-no-clear-front-runner-in-california-governors-race\/\" title=\"Still no clear front...runner in California governor&#039;s ...\">results complicate early assumptions<\/a> that a single Democratic front-runner would have emerged by now in&nbsp;the deep blue state. Instead, the dynamics point to a fractured field, with name recognition, ideological lane-splitting, and a primary in which the top two vote-getters, regardless of party, move on to November&rsquo;s general election, which could result in a Republican advancing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>Hilton vows to end Harris&#8217;s state security if elected<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2646,"featured_media":2576554,"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\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2264119517.jpg?w=594","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[73452,72986,75160,75159,75158],"class_list":["post-2576553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-governor-race-2","tag-kamala-harris-2","tag-political-vow","tag-security-detail-2","tag-steve-hilton-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2264119517.jpg?w=594","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576553","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=2576553"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576553\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2576557,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576553\/revisions\/2576557"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2576554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2576553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2576553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2576553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}