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Karoline Leavitt: “The Secret Service is a vital component of DHS. It has been…”

Featuring: Karoline Leavitt, Republican | White House Press Secretary | National

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Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Apr. 27, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 12:13

It is shameful that the United States Congress has kept this vital agency defunded for 73 days, the longest shutdown of a federal agency in U.S. history. The Secret Service is a vital component of DHS. It has been directly impacted by this reckless political gamesmanship. Everyone in this room who was there on Saturday night witnessed the heroes of Secret Service and federal law enforcement jump into action. (12:13–12:21)

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Asserts that the Secret Service, part of DHS, has been affected by the defunding.

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