The Los Angeles Police Department has discontinued its temporary security detail for former Vice President Kamala Harris, ending days of controversy over pulling officers from crime suppression duties to guard her Brentwood home.
The arrangement began last week after President Trump revoked Harris’s Secret Service protection, which Joe Biden had quietly extended until 2026 in one of his final acts in office. By law, former vice presidents receive just six months of protection, a period that expired in July. Trump canceled Biden’s carve-out, forcing California agencies to scramble.
LAPD Metropolitan Division officers were assigned to assist the California Highway Patrol in providing security for Harris. A Fox 11 helicopter even captured uniformed LAPD officers stationed outside her Los Angeles residence earlier this week. But by Saturday morning, that coverage was pulled back.
The move came after mounting criticism from within the ranks. The Los Angeles Police Protective League, which represents rank-and-file officers, blasted the use of city resources.
“Pulling police officers from protecting everyday Angelenos to protect a failed presidential candidate who also happens to be a multi-millionaire… and who can easily afford to pay for her own security, is nuts,” its board of directors said.The statement continued, “Mayor Karen Bass 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.”
Mayor Bass defended the arrangement, saying it was always intended to be temporary: “I thank LAPD for protecting former VP Harris and always prioritizing the safety of all Angelenos.”
This isn’t the first time LAPD resources have been used for Harris. During her time as a U.S. senator, plainclothes LAPD officers were assigned to her security from 2017 to 2018 before then-Chief Michel Moore ended the detail, citing a new threat assessment.
The latest flap comes just weeks before Harris embarks on a 15-stop international book tour for her memoir 107 Days, with events scheduled in Los Angeles, New York, and Toronto. While the Secret Service recently found “no credible threat” to Harris, California taxpayers may still be on the hook if state agencies continue footing the bill for Biden’s secret extension.
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