White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt now has a Secret Service detail.

The change was made in recent days, according to CBS News. Whether the killing last Wednesday of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk factored into the decision is unclear. The White House did not immediately return a request for comment from the Daily Beast, and the Secret Service declined to comment.

But the addition of a security detail to the high-profile press secretary does coincide with the Trump administration urging Congress after the shooting to approve a $58 million increase in security for members of the executive and judicial branches. Security for legislative branch members has been in the works since August.

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