If presidents have secret service protection for life and vice presidents for six months how does it work for a vice president who becomes acting president for a while?
If presidents have secret service protection for life and vice presidents for six months how does it work for a vice president who becomes acting president for a while?
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Depends on if they later become president, either by election (e.g. George H.W. Bush) or because the president died in office (e.g. Lyndon Johnson). If either of those apply they get the same Secret Service protection as any other president. If it's a temporary acting presidency they do not. George H.W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and Kamala Harris each spent a few hours as acting presidents while their respective presidents underwent medical procedures involving anesthesia, and lifelong Secret Service protection doesn't apply to either Cheney or Harris.
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If presidents have secret service protection for life and vice presidents for six months how does it work for a vice president who becomes acting president for a while?
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Depends on if they later become president, either by election (e.g. George H.W. Bush) or because the president died in office (e.g. Lyndon Johnson). If either of those apply they get the same Secret Service protection as any other president. If it's a temporary acting presidency they do not. George H.W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and Kamala Harris each spent a few hours as acting presidents while their respective presidents underwent medical procedures involving anesthesia, and lifelong Secret Service protection doesn't apply to either Cheney or Harris.