U.S. President Donald Trump announced Saturday the rescission of security clearances for former President Joe Biden, previously defeated challengers Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton, among others.
Trump said in the presidential memo that it was “no longer in the national interest” for the individuals affected to access classified information.
Neither Biden nor “any other member of [his] family” were to retain their security clearances, according to the memo.
Trump said Monday that Biden’s son Hunter’s security detail comprised up to 18 people and that Hunter was “currently vacationing in, of all places, South Africa, where the Human Rights of people has been strenuously questioned.” He added that Biden’s daughter Ashley would also be stripped of her 13-strong security detail.
Trump had announced the revocation of Biden’s security clearance in a Feb. 7…
