Donald Trump Jr will no longer be protected by the Secret Service, a senior White House administration official has said.
The decision was voluntarily made by Trump Jr, who allegedly made the decision because he wanted more privacy, reports The New York Times.
He has lacked the protection since last week.
Kellyanne Conway, Counselor to the President, also no longer has Secret Service protection.
Donald Trump Jr, 39, and Kellyanne Conway, 50, have lost their Secret Service protection. A source told the New York Times that Trump Jr voluntarily lost his in order to lead a more private life. The reason Conway has lost hers is unclear but an administration official said that previous threats against her had appeared to subside
Pictured is President Donald Trump at a dinner party hosted by heads of state at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel
The cases are unrelated and it is not clear why Conway will no longer be protected, though an administration official said that previous threats against her had appeared to subside.
It is also not clear whether Donald Trump Jr’s decision will affect his family: his wife, Vanessa, and their five children.
The Secret Service generally covers the president’s immediate family.
Whether or not Trump Jr’s decision will affect his family is not clear
A Secret Service spokesperson told the New York Times: ‘To ensure the safety and security of our protectees and their families, we will not confirm who is currently receiving Secret Service protection.’
The Trump family’s extensive travel and security, and the budget such travel and security has required, has attracted criticism.
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump went after ‘bureaucracy and mismanagement’ in remarks at to the United Nations Monday – but only after plugging his condo on UN Plaza across the street.
‘I actually saw great potential right across the street, to be honest with you, and it was only for the reason that the United Nations was here that that turned out to be such a successful project,’ Trump said at the top of his remarks for a meeting on UN reform.
His line was a reference to Trump World Tower, the 72-story glass rectangular building located at UN Plaza.