California taxpayers have been footing the bill for Kamala Harris’ security team as she tours the nation promoting her book.
Since September, dozens of California Highway Patrol officers have been by the former vice president’s and the will continue to shadow her throughout her tour, KCRA reported.
State officials have remain tight-lipped about the number of officers assigned to Harris and the total amount of taxpayer dollars spent on her security.
“All I know is it’s a lot, it is a significant amount of money,” Tom Lackey, Republican and retired California Highway Patrol officer, told KCRA.
Former vice presidents usually receive federal protection for six months after leaving office. President Joe Biden extended that protection through July 2026 at Harris’ request, before the Trump administration canceled it. The White House ultimately decided to extend Harris’ protection through September 2025.
“We’re living in an unstable environment right now, and it’s really hard to predict circumstances and people’s behavior, and so she deserves that kind of protection,” Lackey added. He said that as California’s former attorney general, Harris entitled to protection by law enforcement officers if credible threats exist, as mandated by state law.
However, a Secret Service threat intelligence assessment found no credible evidence of a threat to Harris.
The former VP debuted her memoir, “107 Days,” with a 15-city tour that began in New York City on Sept. 24.
The book details her brief 2024 presidential campaign after President Biden withdrew from the race.
The tour hit major cities including Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Houston, Atlanta, Chicago, Portland, Nashville and Miami, continuing on to Toronto and even London.
After selling out her 2025 tour dates, Harris added 18 more for 2026, starting in New Orleans on Jan. 13 and concluding in Anaheim on Apr. 10.
Meanwhile, Harris keeps the possibility of another White House run lingering just out of reach.
“Everybody here wants to know the answer. Will you run again?” podcast host and author Sharon McMahon asked Harris last week
“I haven’t decided yet,” she said, before adding coyly, “I might.”
