This is actually a good question.
Barron is 18 and Tang is a former president. Anyone know why the taxpayer funded Secret Service is at NYU for an 18 YO?
Not wishing him ill, but seems like the "billionaire" can pay. Are the other Trump spawn getting free SS protection?
@Cosmichomicide maybe because he's a candidate? Though that usually doesn't seem to cover families.
It doesn't. I vaguely remember him getting some extended protection for the spawn, but I thought it was like a year or something.
I need to dig in on this.
@Cosmichomicide It appears his coverage was removed and then reinstated after the assassination attempt. It's discretionary.
Yep, saw that.
But the purpose of the family details is not to protect them per se, but to keep them from being kidnapped and compromising the president.
Barron has no government role and only had one as a security risk to the president while Tang was in office.
Sorry, they should pay his security if they feel it is needed.
@Cosmichomicide I thought I read some time ago that they were guaranteed SS protection until they were 16 --- but Barron is 18 so I dunno
Yeah, up to 16. Why the pictures of him with SS detail at NYU started folks asking.
Looks like the Secret Service is donating our dollars to Tang. Despite their complaints of understaffing. 🙄
"However, the U.S. code regulating Secret Service duties, the Department of Homeland Security may assign coverage to family members as warranted."
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2024/07/14/barron-trump-secret-service-protection-donald-trump-children/74401392007/