Who are these “nations leaders” they speak of? Do they mean O and Michelle? SS doesn’t protect anyone else, does it?
“Who are these “nations leaders” they speak of? Do they mean O and Michelle? SS doesn’t protect anyone else, does it?”
By law, the Secret Service is authorized to protect:
* The president, the vice president, (or other individuals next in order of succession to the Office of the President), the president-elect and vice president-elect
* The immediate families of the above individuals
* Former presidents, their spouses, except when the spouse re-marries
* Children of former presidents until age 16
* Visiting heads of foreign states or governments and their spouses traveling with them, other distinguished foreign visitors to the United States, and official representatives of the United States performing special missions abroad
* Major presidential and vice presidential candidates, and their spouses within 120 days of a general presidential election
* Other individuals as designated per Executive Order of the President and
* National Special Security Events, when designated as such by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
http://www.secretservice.gov/faq.shtml#faq2