Kellyanne Conway gives up USSS protection
Counselor to the US president, Kellyanne Conway, has given up her protection by the United States Secret Service (USSS).
Multiple reports by US news outlets said on Tuesday that the top White House official has taken the measure.
US President Donald Trump approved the 50-year-old’s protection after several alleged threats but now the threat level against her has changed.
The president’s son, Donald Trump Jr., has also dropped his protection from the Secret Service due to privacy concerns.
“To ensure the safety and security of our protectees and their families, we will not confirm who is currently receiving Secret Service protection,” said Secret Service spokeswoman Catherine Miller earlier.
The number of the Trump family members has purportedly stretched the Secret Service’s resources recently.
USSS Director Randolph "Tex" Alles said in August that the agency can no longer pay hundreds of its agents due to the size of Trump's family and their trips.
The Trumps travel almost weekly in part to secure their multiple residences up and down the East Coast.
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Trump chose retired Marine Corps General Alles to oversee the agency after it was beset with a series of high-profile controversies.
Alles, who is the first Secret Service director not chosen from within the ranks in recent history, replaced Joseph Clancy who joined the service in 1984.
According to its website, the Secret Service is tasked with providing protection for the president and the vice president, currently Mike Pence, and their family members, namely wife, children and grandchildren, yet those could decline protection.
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