1. Protection provided by the Secret Service
If you are the President of the United States, you and your family will receive Secret Service protection. This is a must, and every president has had this benefit. This is a matter of national security, and it cannot be ignored.
But have you ever wondered what happens after they leave the office? Even if they are not the head of state anymore, each former president will still get the protection of the Secret Service. Also, their family will receive the same treatment. Still, their kids will get this free protection only until they turn 16.
In the past, between 1956 and 1996, the former presidents got the same type of protection as they do today. But since 1997, some changes have occurred. The former head of state received Secret Service protection only for a limited period of ten years.
In 2013, Barak Obama signed the Former Presidents Protection Act of 2012, and with this, all subsequent presidents were again entitled to receive lifetime protection.
Fun fact: Richard Nixon is the only president to have ever relinquished his Secret Service protection. This happened in 1985.
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When Slick Willie (Bill Clinton) left office, Hillary said they were “dead broke”. Bullshit. Slick Willie has his mansion and Hillary has her very own mansion. They have no idea what the definition of “broke” is.
Tax payer perks are the one thing that has to be investigaterd asGov’t corruption.
The 1958 former presidential act should be revised, enough of this and make the becoming a president a little more difficult and not all the benefits as to what i have seen they dont deserve all this. Just 1 year secret service protection, for life for get it and just 1/2 or their pay on retirement, and all of the other allowances forget it like the offices allowances, this is crazy and can save much money
and believe me cut down on all these idiots wanting to be a president.
Oh Yes, wanting to be President is a temporary job and should not be a life time of benefits and
protection as it is costly and the person elected should understand this, they should just be offered more limited benefits and protection as i see most of their risks are when they are in office, reduce the Government spending.
You support the lying, abuser of women and underage children and murderer of the capital police!! What the f—-
Is the matter with you!!!??? You want a dictator!? Go to Russia or Iran. Shame on you you greedy pieces of filth!!!!
Good information did not know all this before
They also get exorbitant speaking fees – both President and First Lady as well as book deals and other financial perks, plus positions on various boards of directors.
I wonder what Biden’s funeral arrangements will be including his children.
Trump is the corrupt man. If you support that lying idiot you should move to Russia where lying is acceptable
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