The administration of Donald Trump has withdrawn the security protection of former vice president Kamala Harris, a White House official confirmed, AFP reported. The decision ends the extension approved by then-president Joe Biden under which Harris continued to receive Secret Service protection beyond the end of the traditional six-month period for former vice presidents, which expired on July 21, CNN reported.

A senior adviser to Harris said she is “grateful to the United States Secret Service for their professionalism, dedication and unwavering commitment to security.”

Although she kept a low profile after losing the election, this fall Harris will embark on a tour to promote her book about her unsuccessful presidential campaign. The trips will frequently place her in the public eye.

Her memoir, titled 107 Days, will be published on September 23 in the United States by Simon & Schuster. In it, Harris promises “a candid and in-depth” look behind the scenes of her brief presidential run against Trump.

Harris, the first woman in the country’s history to hold the office of vice president, became the Democratic Party’s nominee after Biden withdrew due to concerns about his cognitive health.

Since taking office in January, Trump has undertaken a series of actions against his opponents and political adversaries — revoking access to classified information, imposing sanctions on law firms that worked on cases against him, and cutting federal funding for universities.

Last week FBI agents searched the home and office of former national security adviser John Bolton, one of Trump’s most outspoken critics, as part of an investigation that officials say is related to classified documents. | BGNES