U.S. Annexing Canada (split fm Liberal Minority thread)

[The Bread Guy]

To be fair, when someone retires from public office, should they keep their security clearance or their personal security detail?

On that last bit, former senior Trump officials got extra protection under Trump 1.0 because of threats from Iran. Biden maintained that protection, but that’s been cut off too by Trump 2.0.

On his clearance, I’m told some folks would hang onto them if they were possible sources of advice/counsel to other administrations. Given the feelings involved, that surprises me less.

Bill Clinton gets a secret service protection detail for life seeing as he is a former president. But should Hillarycontinue to get one now that she isn't holding a government post? Should she keep her security clearance?

Should Trump’s wife have had Secret Service coverage between terms 45 & 47? Should the widows of dead presidents get Secret Service coverage? If yes, them yes for HC. Her clearance? As above, depends on whether she may be asked for advice/counsel. Won’t be surprised to see her’s pulled (assuming she still has it).

 

[Czech_pivo]

On that last bit, former senior Trump officials got extra protection under Trump 1.0 because of threats from Iran. Biden maintained that protection, but that’s been cut off too by Trump 2.0.

On his clearance, I’m told some folks would hang onto them if they were possible sources of advice/counsel to other administrations. Given the feelings involved, that surprises me less.




Should Trump’s wife have had Secret Service coverage between terms 45 & 47? Should the widows of dead presidents get Secret Service coverage? If yes, them yes for HC. Her clearance? As above, depends on whether she may be asked for advice/counsel. Won’t be surprised to see her’s pulled (assuming she still has it).

The larger the circle, the greater the chance that it breaks.
I’m talking in terms of security clearance and access to information.

 

[Jarnhamar]

Details can be scaled to the assessed threat. It could be as little as a bodyguard trained driver.

Personal body guard and driver for half a century for a first lady? No way. Let them pay for one if they want one.

Not really following the drama with working people having their security cut. Sounds like something Trump would do.

 

[brihard]

Personal body guard and driver for half a century for a first lady? No way. Let them pay for one if they want one.

Not really following the drama with working people having their security cut. Sounds like something Trump would do.

Most of having a protective detail is deterrence. There are a ton of easily deterred wingnuts out there. Every President or PM has people who want to harm or kill them and would if it was low risk. Some of those would go after family members. It’s not a lot of resources in the grand scheme of things, especially compared to the damage to the nation’s politics if a spouse of a former head of government gets whacked.

 

[RangerRay]

Kennedy, Ford, Reagan, Trump…these are recent examples of presidents getting shot despite all the security they have.

Folks like Bolton, Pompey and Milley have targets on them because of their work for the government. That Trump would pull their security, and do so publicly, because they dared to be critical of him is just one more demonstration that he’s a thin-skinned whiny little b——.

 

[QV]

All your examples are presidents, not public servants. I assume the threat is far lower for the public servants, and maybe even negligible altogether now.

Working to undermine or jail the person who will decide your level of government service is not advisable.

 

[Quirky]

This is a plausible outline of US Operations to take Canada...

Courtesy of r/imaginarymaps

Trudeau hightails it to the UK. Classic.

 

[Rifleman62]

Are you saying some poor RCMP officers will have to put up with Trudeau for a couple of decades?

 

[Remius]

Are you saying some poor RCMP officers will have to put up with Trudeau for a couple of decades?

Given how far some people are willing to go these days I would say yes.

 

[daftandbarmy]

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