Former vice presidents typically get federal government protection for six months after leaving office, while ex-presidents do so for life.

But then-president Joe Biden quietly signed a directive that had extended protection for Ms Harris beyond the traditional six months, according to another person familiar with the matter.

The people insisted on anonymity to discuss a matter not made public.

Mr Trump, a Republican, defeated Ms Harris, a Democrat, in the presidential election last year.

The move to drop Ms Harris’s Secret Service protection comes as the former vice president, who became the Democratic nominee last summer after a chaotic series of events that led to Mr Biden dropping out of the contest, is about to embark on a book tour for her memoir, titled 107 Days.

The tour has 1

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