华盛顿-总统唐纳德·特朗普周一表示,他将“立即”结束分配给民主党人乔·拜登成年子女的特勤局保护细节,这位前总统在1月离任前不久曾将保护细节延长至7月。
共和党总统在社交媒体上反对他所说的18名特工被分配到亨特·拜登的本周在南非的保护细节。他说,艾什莉·拜登有13名特工被分配给她,她也“将被从名单中删除”
前总统办公室没有立即做出回应。
根据联邦法律,前总统及其配偶获得终身特勤局保护,但他们16岁以上的直系亲属获得的保护在他们离任时终止,尽管特朗普和拜登在离任前都将他们孩子的细节延长了六个月。
周一下午,在参观约翰·肯尼迪表演艺术中心时,一名记者问特朗普,他是否会撤销对前总统儿子的保护。
“嗯,我们已经做了很多。我会说,如果亨特·拜登有18个,那我今天下午会看看,”川普说,他补充说这是他第一次听说此事。
“我要去看看那个,”他说。
Trump says he's ending Secret Service protection for Biden's adult children
WASHINGTON --PresidentDonald Trumpsaid Monday he was ending “immediately” the Secret Service protection details assigned to Democrat Joe Biden's adult children, which the former president had extended to July shortly before leaving office in January.
The Republican president on social media objected to what he said were 18 agents assigned toHunter Biden'sprotective detail while in South Africa this week. He said Ashley Biden has 13 agents assigned to her detail and that she too “will be taken off the list."
There was no immediate reaction from the former president's office.
Former presidents and their spouses receive life-long Secret Service protection under federal law, but the protection afforded to their immediate families over the age of 16 ends when they leave office, though both Trump and Biden extended the details for their children for six months before leaving office.
While touring the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Monday afternoon, a reporter asked Trump if he would revoke the protection for the former president's son.
“Well, we have done that with many. I would say if there are 18 with Hunter Biden, that will be something I’ll look at this afternoon," Trump said, who added this was the first time he heard about the matter.
“I’m going to take a look at that," he said.