White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt now has Secret Service detail, multiple sources say

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CBS News

Updated on: September 18, 2025 / 5:24 PM EDT


White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was given a U.S. Secret Service protective detail in recent days, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.

The move comes in the wake of the shooting of prominent conservative activist Charlie Kirk, which sparked a conversation about the safety of high-profile individuals in public settings.

Leavitt declined to comment. The Secret Service has not yet responded to CBS News' request for comment.

Congress is currently considering providing $58 million in additional funding to increase security for officials in the executive and judicial branches. While it's uncommon for White House press secretaries to have a protective detail, it's not unprecedented.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/white-house-karoline-leavitt-secret-service-detail/

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They seem to enjoy creating an environment that ends up requiring them to have extra security.

[Irish_Dem]

1. Rich narcissists love huge security details.

Especially if they can get the US govt to pay for them.
These security details are very very expensive.

They love to feel special and important.

[OldBaldy1701E]

16. Bingo! (n/t)

[Hekate]

2. Cowards, all of them

[C_U_L8R]

3. Many honest people don't need a praetorian guard

Lying for a living just doesn’t pay.

[Bengus81]

4. More eyes on you when you travel with Trump every weekend blondie

A leak will happen,just watch............

[Jack Valentino]

15. most likely from Trump's diapers

[msongs]

5. protect her from the white house predator? nt

[Lovie777]

6. Pissing off your fellow American citizens.....,

plus maga crime against their own re the recent shooting I’m pretty got them on edge. But alas we the people are paying for this plus the funeral 🤬

[rurallib]

7. And Kamala Harris no longer does, correct?

The odd thing is is that they will be protecting Leavitt from RW shooters most likely

[NBachers]

8. "And, say, while you're out getting my coffee, could you pick up my laundry too?"

[Zackzzzz]

9. Do they Drive you to and from work?

Imagine,
going anywhere you want
any time you want and
not having to look for a parking spot
when you get there.
Do you get to go through red lights?

[Bengus81]

11. Yes Karoline!!...the shitty one's that went out the window

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

10. So her God/Jehoshaphat can't protect her? Sad.

[Old Crank]

18. God is protecting her.

He is just using our taxpayer dollars to do so.

[Autumn]

12. In terms of wasteful spening I think this administration will cost us more than

any other administarion. Trump spends money like a drunken sailor.

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

13. Her fake nose must have cost a lot...

... so she wants security/door openers so she doesn't walk into a door and cause her fake nose to fall off.

[Dulcinea]

14. Her whole face is fake.

Her before & after pictures are on the interwebs.

[rickford66]

17. Soon, she'll need her own airplane.

[Old Testament Libera]

19. They all know that people despise them.

As for Ms. Leavitt, I can't stand to see her stand in front of the press and just gaslight, so when she comes on the TV goes off.