Hunter Biden says Secret Service protection pulled after Loomer picture

Hunter Biden said he had his Secret Service protection pulled after right-wing influencer Laura Loomer shared a picture online of him with his family in South Africa.

On July 7, Biden appeared on the podcast series “Friends Keep Secrets” with producer Benny Blanco, rapper Lil Dicky and his wife Kristin Batalucco. He said that he and his wife Melissa Biden went to South Africa “because we couldn’t go back to our house” in Malibu, as this was while the Palisades fire burned through Los Angeles in early 2025.

“And we were there for a day and Laura Loomer put out on her X [social platform] picture of me and my son and Melissa in Cape Town and said, ‘This is ridiculous, this criminal still has Secret Service and they’re on vacation and we’re paying for it,’ and the next day, the president canceled the Secret Service, which is fine,” Biden said.

Biden said his parents will have Secret Service protection “forever.” Blanco asked Biden if he was the first person to have his Secret Service protection cancelled.

“I think so,” Biden replied.

The Hill has reached out to the Secret Service for comment.

Loomer shared the video of Biden’s remarks about having his protection detail removed, which she captioned with “LOOMERED.”

“How is me getting Hunter Biden’s Secret Service protection removed a bad thing when it was paid for by taxpayers?” she wrote in a separate post on Monday, taking credit for having the Bidens’ Secret Service protection removed. “… It was a total scam of the American people and I stopped it. Honestly, I deserve a medal. But all I get is s––– talk.”

Loomer posted on X on March 13 that Biden was in South Africa and accused him of having “fled the country” after telling a judge that he was unable to pay for his legal fees.

“I can also confirm that Hunter Biden has Secret Service detail with him right now on the ground in South Africa,” Loomer wrote in a comment to her post.

The following week, President Trump said the Secret Service detail for Biden and his sister Ashley Biden was pulled.

Trump had previously revoked the protective details for former Defense Secretary Mark Esper, former national security adviser John Bolton, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Dr. Anthony Fauci and former envoy to Iran Brian Hook.

Hunter Biden says Secret Service protection pulled after Loomer picture

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