President Trump has revoked Secret Service protection for Hunter Biden and Ashley Biden, citing excessive costs to taxpayers and questionable use of resources. The controversial move follows a pattern of the Trump administration reassessing security allocations for former officials and the duration of Secret Service protection for family members of presidents. How many Secret Service agents were reportedly assigned to protect Hunter Biden?
Trump Terminates Biden Family Protection
President Donald Trump has officially revoked Secret Service protection for Hunter Biden and his sister Ashley Biden, effective immediately. The decision was announced on Trump’s Truth Social platform after reports surfaced that Hunter was vacationing in South Africa with a substantial security detail while claiming financial hardship.
Trump’s announcement followed reports that Hunter Biden was being protected by as many as 18 Secret Service agents during his South African trip, which Trump called “ridiculous.” Ashley Biden’s security detail, reportedly consisting of 13 agents, was also terminated as part of the same directive.
🚨 @POTUS announces Hunter Biden and Ashley Biden will no longer receive Secret Service protection. Less than 3 hours after the press alerted Trump to the fact that Hunter Biden had 18 secret service agents protecting him, the President took action by removing the crackheads… pic.twitter.com/7G0yorIvuX
— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) March 17, 2025
Luxury Vacation Amidst Legal Troubles
Hunter Biden’s presence in South Africa particularly irked President Trump, as it occurred during a time when Biden was scheduled for a court deposition. The First Son was reportedly staying in a $500-per-night luxury villa in Cape Town, accompanied by his wife and the federal security entourage.
The optics of the vacation were especially problematic given Hunter Biden’s previous claims of financial difficulties in court proceedings related to child support. Trump administration sources pointed out that Secret Service protection doesn’t automatically extend to adult children of presidents, suggesting that the extensive security detail was an unusual allocation of federal resources.
BREAKING:
This morning, President Trump learned that Hunter Biden had 18 Secret Service Agents assigned to him while in South Africa.NOW: Trump just announced both Hunter & Ashley Biden’s Secret Service protection, totaling 31 Agents, have been pulled. pic.twitter.com/PLA5bxdqoO
— MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) March 17, 2025
Broader Security Review Underway
The revocation of Hunter and Ashley Biden’s protection appears to be part of a broader review of Secret Service allocations by the Trump administration. Trump had previously removed Secret Service details for former officials, including Mike Pompeo and John Bolton, questioning the necessity of extended or lifelong protection for certain individuals.
Trump expressed particular concern about Hunter Biden’s presence in South Africa, a country from which his administration had halted foreign aid. A Secret Service spokesman had confirmed Hunter’s protection but declined to specify the number of agents assigned to his detail, citing agency policy against discussing protective operations.