{"id":2576658,"date":"2026-03-05T19:13:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T00:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/revealed-kamala-harris-book-tour-is-being-partially-funded-by-california-taxpayers\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T19:15:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T00:15:19","slug":"revealed-kamala-harris-book-tour-is-being-partially-funded-by-california-taxpayers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/revealed-kamala-harris-book-tour-is-being-partially-funded-by-california-taxpayers\/","title":{"rendered":"Revealed: Kamala Harris&#8217; Book Tour Is Being Partially Funded by California Taxpayers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Frevealed-kamala-harris-book-tour-is-being-partially-funded-by-california-taxpayers%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=2576658&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>Former vice President Kamala Harris has reportedly had California Highway Patrol officers guarding her during a book tour, a move that has sparked debate over who should pay for such security. The arrangement comes after President Biden had authorized federal protection to continue through July, an authority that Trump ended in September, with California subsequently stepping in to provide protection. Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton says the protection should be canceled and paid for by Harris\u2019s donors rather than by California taxpayers,calling it a \u201ccorrupt freebie.\u201d He argues the book tour is tied to her presidential ambitions and questions whether taxpayers should fund security for a private campaign effort. GOP Assemblyman Tom Lackey acknowledges the need for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >protection amid rising political rhetoric<\/a> and says the public deserves openness about the costs involved, warning about the potential for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-outline-failing-democrat-policies\/\" title=\"House GOP outline failing Democrat policies\">taxpayer-funded benefits<\/a> to become entrenched. The report frames the issue as part of a broader, ongoing dispute over taxpayer spending and security for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ivan-sascha-sheehan-opposition-protests-in-iran-look-to-the-future-not-the-past\/\" title=\"Ivan Sascha Sheehan: Opposition Protests in Iran Look to the Future, Not the Past\">high-profile political figures<\/a>.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former Vice President Kamala Harris has reportedly had California Highway Patrol officers serving as her personal security during her latest book tour.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Harris got Joe Biden to sign an order for her federal government security to continue through July this year, but Trump ended it in September,&rdquo; <a 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\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to The New York Post. &ldquo;The state of California then stepped in and granted her protection.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton said that if elected, he would rescind the protection, which he called a &ldquo;corrupt freebie.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Kamala Harris book tour is obviously part of her presidential campaign,&rdquo; Hilton explained. &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>&ldquo;This is yet another example of the Democrat political machine siphoning off taxpayer cash into their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelenskyy-expected-20000-missiles-from-america-but-trump-had-very-different-plans-guess-which-one-got-his-way\/\" title=\"Zelenskyy Expected 20,000 Missiles from America, But Trump Had Very Different Plans - Guess Which One Got His Way\">bottomless money pit<\/a> of waste, fraud, and abuse,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;We are sick of it. As governor, I will immediately cancel this corrupt Kamala freebie.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>He added, &ldquo;Our brave CHP officers have enough on their plate dealing with the Democrats&rsquo; crime wave without having to traipse around after a failed and rejected machine politician who can&rsquo;t bear to be out of the limelight.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of officers have been taken away from their regular duties since September to follow Harris across the country as she touts a failed White House run by pushing her memoir &ldquo;107 Days.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>State officials haven&rsquo;t released exact numbers to the public, but GOP Assemblyman Tom Lackey &mdash; who spent almost 30 years with the CHP &mdash; believes it to be substantial.<\/p>\n<p>He also thinks Harris deserves protection due to the recent escalation of political rhetoric, but said the public deserves to know how much is being spent, and questioned whether it should continue.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re living in an unstable environment right now, and it&rsquo;s really hard to predict circumstances and people&rsquo;s behavior, and so she deserves that kind of protection,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/article\/california-taxpayers-pay-kamala-harris-security-book-tour\/70597057\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lackey told<\/a> KCRA-TV.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All I know is it&rsquo;s a lot, it is a significant amount of money,&rdquo; he added.&nbsp;&ldquo;Where the slippery slope starts to show up is the personal gain aspect. Should they be provided at the taxpayer&rsquo;s expense? 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He also frames the book tour as part of her presidential campaign and criticizes the use of taxpayer money for her security.<br \/>\n&#8211; Hilton suggests this is another example of Democratic political machine practices siphoning taxpayer funds into wasteful programs.<br \/>\n&#8211; The piece notes that CHP officers have been pulled from their regular duties to follow Harris across the country as she promotes her memoir, \u201c107 Days.\u201d State officials have not released exact numbers, but GOP Assemblyman Tom Lackey (a former CHP member) says the number is substantial and argues that, while protection may be warranted given the current climate, the public deserves to know the cost and whether it should continue. He stresses the need to discuss the potential for personal gains involved.<\/p>\n<p>If you want, I can also provide an even shorter summary or rephrase it in a different tone (neutral, critical, or promotional)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2576659,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kamala-Harris-book-tour.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[75179,71763,36192,75180,73009],"class_list":["post-2576658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-booktour","tag-californiapolitics","tag-kamalaharris","tag-publicfunds","tag-taxpayerfunding"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kamala-Harris-book-tour.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576658","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2576658"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576658\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2576662,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576658\/revisions\/2576662"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2576659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2576658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2576658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2576658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}