The Trump administration is moving to end the requirement that passengers remove their shoes when going through airport security, according to multiple reports.
The much-hated shoe removal mandate, which has been in place since 2006, is being gradually phased out in the coming weeks, according to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents who have told multiple news outlets. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the news on Tuesday morning. 
The phase-out began at Baltimore/Washington International Airport, Fort Lauderdale International Airport, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Portland International Airport, Philadelphia International Airport, and Piedmont Triad International Airport in North Carolina, CBS News <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tsa-shoes-rule-expires/">reported</a>. 
On Tuesday morning, Leavitt posted, “Big news from [the Department of Homeland Security]!” in response to an X news post on the policy change. 
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“TSA and DHS are always exploring new and innovative ways to enhance the passenger experience and our strong security posture,” a TSA spokesman <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/travel/tsa-shoes-removal-airport-security.html">told</a> the New York Times on Monday. “Any potential updates to our security process will be issued through official channels.”
The news was first <a href="https://gateaccess.substack.com/p/exclusive-tsa-to-end-shoe-removal">reported</a> by Gate Access on July 4, which stated that the TSA had begun circulating the updated shoe guidance. Before the change, visitors enrolled in the TSA PreCheck program were permitted to keep their shoes, belts, and jackets on and were not required to remove laptops or liquids from their bags. 
Some conservative commentators praised the move from the Trump administration.
&#8220;Rejoice, you no longer have to take your shoes off to go through TSA airport security. Always a moronic rule that didn’t seem likely to make any of us safer. But this removal is likely to make airport security lines run way smoother,&#8221;  Outkick founder Clay Travis said.
In December 2001, a month after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States, airline passenger Richard Reid attempted to ignite explosive devices hidden in his shoes while on a flight from Paris to Miami. Still considered a threat years later, the shoe removal policy was first <a href="https://www.tsa.gov/timeline">instituted</a> in 2006 as a way to screen airline passengers for explosives. 
Reid, known as the shoe bomber, had homemade bombs containing 10 ounces of explosive materials hidden in his shoes that the FBI <a href="https://www.fbi.gov/history/artifacts/richard-reids-shoes">said</a> would have blown a hole in the plane’s fuselage if detonated successfully. After pleading guilty to eight terrorism-related charges, Reid was sentenced to life in prison.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">President Trump</a> has canceled Dr. Anthony Fauci’s security detail.
“The Trump administration has cancelled Dr. Anthony Fauci&#8217;s security detail. Dr. Fauci has now hired his own security detail, according to a source familiar with the situation,” ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jon Karl <a href="https://x.com/jonkarl/status/1882833396629647382?s=46&amp;t=o-U3qwC25WnWaylJ0oeG7Q">reported</a>.
When a reporter asked about the decision, Trump <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/24/politics/video/california-voter-id-disaster-aid-trump-digvid" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a>, “I think when you work for government, at some point your security detail comes off. And y’know, you can’t have ‘em forever. So I think it’s very standard. If it would be for somebody else, you wouldn’t be asking the question.”
“The question is very fair, but y’know, you work for government; we took some off for other people, too,” he continued. “But you can’t have a security detail for the rest of your life because you worked for the government. &#8230; They all made a lot of money; they can hire their own security people, too.”
“A person familiar with the situation said Dr. Fauci had done just that, and now had his own security detail,” The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/us/politics/fauci-security-protection.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. “Dr. Fauci did not have Secret Service protection; he was protected by federal marshals and later by a private contractor whose fees were paid by the government, according to a spokeswoman for the U.S. Marshals Service.”
After the preemptive pardon former President Biden gave Fauci was slammed, Fauci retorted, “Let me be perfectly clear. I have committed no crime and there are no possible grounds for any allegation or threat of criminal investigation or prosecution of me.”
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Forbes <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2021/01/25/dr-anthony-fauci-the-highest-paid-employee-in-the-entire-us-federal-government/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a> in April 2022, “Dr. Anthony Fauci <a href="https://www.openthebooks.com/executive-agencies-of-the-united-states/?Year_S=2019" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://www.openthebooks.com/executive-agencies-of-the-united-states/?Year_S=2019" aria-label="made $417,608 in 2019">made $417,608 in 2019</a>, the latest year for which federal salaries are available. That made him not only the highest paid doctor in the federal government, but the highest paid out of all four million federal employees.”
Open the Books <a href="https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/exclusive-as-private-citizen-dr-fauci" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> in November 2024:
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For the past two years, Dr. Anthony Fauci has received $15,000,000 in taxpayer-funded security services – despite having returned to private citizenship. Open the Books discovered the arrangement within a <a href="https://www.openthebooks.com/assets/1/6/2024-USMS-000194_-_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">memorandum of understanding</a> (MOU) between the U.S. Marshals service and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) via a Freedom of Information Act request.
Up until at least late September, this agreement between the two government agencies has left the American taxpayer on the hook for the costs attached to Dr. Fauci’s lifestyle, which included a publicly-funded chauffeur and a fully staffed U.S. Marshals security detail. The $15 million does not include the costs associated with his personal security from <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/fauci-security-detail-threats-source/story?id=69933965" target="_blank" rel="noopener">April 2020</a> to December 2022, which was handled by the same parties  while he was still serving in government.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) who <a href="https://www.niaid.nih.gov/grants-contracts/dr-anthony-fauci-leave-niaid-end-december" target="_blank" rel="noopener">retired</a> in December 2022, reportedly got $15,000,000 in taxpayer-funded security services — after he retired. The services were provided between January 4, 2023, and September 20, 2024.
The government watchdog organization Open The Books, which states its mission is to “work hard to capture and post all disclosed spending at every level of government – federal, state, and local,” found the evidence in a <a href="https://www.openthebooks.com/assets/1/6/2024-USMS-000194_-_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">memorandum of understanding</a> (MOU) between the U.S. Marshals service and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) via a Freedom of Information Act request, a new <a href="https://www.dossier.today/cp/151338421">report</a> states.
Open the Books’ Deputy Policy Editor Amber Todoroff and The Dossier investigative journalist Jordan Schachtel reported that money covered “Salaries and benefits for deputies and administrative personnel assigned to Fauci’s protective detail; costs related to transporting Fauci, and law enforcement equipment.”
The MOU acknowledged that there was a possibility that the contract could be extended.
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“From 2019 to 2022 he was the highest paid federal employee,” Todoroff and Schachtel noted, adding, “Fauci retired from the federal bureaucracy with a record $480,654 salary. In 2022 Open the Books <a href="https://www.openthebooks.com/forbes-dr-anthony-faucis-golden-parachute-will-exceed-350000-per-year--the-largest-in-us-federal-government-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">estimated</a> his pension would be about $355,000 per year, adding to the considerable fortune of <a href="https://cbsaustin.com/news/nation-world/fauci-and-wifes-net-worth-exceeded-11-million-during-pandemic-dr-anthony-fauci-christina-grady-national-institute-of-health-covid-19-masks-health-care" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$11 million</a> amassed over his 54 years of government service.”
“We could find no other cases of a former federal employee receiving this level of protection,” they noted succinctly.
In April 2023, Fauci said in an interview that people should stop blaming public health officials for mistakes that were made during the pandemic.
CNN&#8217;s Christiane Amanpour asked Fauci what he thought he and the scientific community &#8220;got wrong&#8221; with the policies that they pushed and implemented.
&#8220;What are the real takeaways, the real lessons for public health?&#8221; she asked.
&#8220;I think we have to get away from the blame game because so many of the things that you have mentioned were unknowns at the time,&#8221; Fauci responded. &#8220;It&#8217;s so easy.&#8221;
&#8220;This is really big time Monday morning quarterbacking here, which is what it is,&#8221; he claimed. &#8220;So, rather than have a blame game, and that&#8217;s one of the things that we have to stay away from because there were things that happened and it was a moving target and there were things that you did not know at the time and you had to, out of necessity, make a decision.&#8221;
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/prince-charles">King Charles III</a> and Queen Camilla were rushed out of a royal visit in the Channel Islands on Monday over a security scare.
During the royal couple’s first trip on Monday to the country since he took the throne in 2022 &#8212; they were visiting the Jersey expo event &#8212; they were each pulled away by their security team and ushered into the Pomme d’Or hotel, the <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/07/16/entertainment/king-charles-and-queen-camilla-rushed-to-safety-during-security-scare/">New York Post</a> reported.
In one <a href="https://x.com/7NewsSydney/status/1813135785140625538" target="_blank" rel="noopener">clip</a>, the queen is seen enjoying some ice cream when a member of her security gently removes her from the area.
Meanwhile, the king was speaking to a local business owner before his security personnel approached the monarch and he was told “he had to leave immediately” over a “small issue of concern,” <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2024/07/15/king-charles-receives-jersey-heifers-gift-channel-islands/">the Telegraph</a> reported.
“He stopped at the stall and said ‘Ooh sea salt’ and I said ‘Come and have a chat, Sir.’ Then his security appeared and grabbed me and said ‘He has to go, now,'&#8221; the business owner told the outlet.
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King Charles III and Queen Camilla have a security scare during a public appearance. <a href="https://t.co/hyC1TiImVr">pic.twitter.com/hyC1TiImVr</a>
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“His security appeared and grabbed me and said ‘he has to go now,’” the business man added. “He didn’t seem panicked but he was quite stern. They just ushered him out.”
Later in the day, their royal visit resumed after what was described as a “brief pause.”
The security scare reportedly ended up being a false alarm, but security tensions will reportedly remain high following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on Saturday during his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, leaving one of his supporters dead along with injuring two others.
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​​Former BBC Royal Correspondent Michael Cole <a href="https://www.gbnews.com/royal/king-charles-queen-camilla-security-jersey-concern">told GB News</a> there was a “heightened sense of security concern” for the king and queen after the assassination attempt on the former president.
“I’m sure there’s a sort of heightened sense of security concern because of events in America, which we know about from Saturday night,” Cole said.
“But what stands out for me is the coolness of the Queen,” he added. “She was eating an ice cream at the time, one of her aides whispered in her ear that there was a security concern, and she was taken away with the King to a nearby hotel.”
On Sunday, Trump published a <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/112784638860095397">post</a> to Truth Social that said: “Our love goes out to the other victims and their families. We pray for the recovery of those who were wounded, and hold in our hearts the memory of the citizen who was so horribly killed.”
In the same message, the former president emphasized that “it is more important than ever that we stand United, and show our True Character as Americans, remaining Strong and Determined, and not allowing Evil to Win.”
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/prince-harry" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Prince Harry</a> lost his latest security court battle, which started after his taxpayer-funded police protection was pulled when he and his wife Meghan Markle opted to step down from their royal roles in 2020.
On Wednesday, the London High Court ruled in favor of the government and found that there had been no &#8220;procedural unfairness&#8221; in how the Duke of Sussex was being treated — despite his attorney&#8217;s argument that Prince Harry still faced security threats, the <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68421992">BBC</a> reported.
Prince Harry had argued that there was unlawfulness in how he was being treated when his security protection was being made on a case-by-case basis rather than automatically being given at the same level of protection he previously had.
Though parts of the decision were redacted, the court agreed with RAVEC&#8217;s decision calling it &#8220;legally sound&#8221; to treat the royal&#8217;s protection the same as any other high-profile visitor to the U.K., the outlet noted.
RAVEC is a committee made up of the Home Office, Metropolitan Police, and the Royal Household. 
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Prince Harry is set to APPEAL after High Court ruled Home Office decision to downgrade his personal security was lawful as his team say Duke &#8216;is not asking for preferential treatment&#8217;. <a href="https://t.co/ErVh4k4MRl">https://t.co/ErVh4k4MRl</a> <a href="https://t.co/3XUUlPbUyT">pic.twitter.com/3XUUlPbUyT</a>
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) <a href="https://twitter.com/MailOnline/status/1762830630574842177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 28, 2024</a></blockquote>
The duke&#8217;s legal spokesperson has already come out and said his client will appeal the court&#8217;s decision, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/28/uk/prince-harry-security-court-government-intl/index.html">CNN</a> noted.
&#8220;The Duke is not asking for preferential treatment, but for a fair and lawful application of RAVEC&#8217;s own rules, ensuring that he receives the same consideration as others in accordance with RAVEC&#8217;s own written policy,&#8221; the spokesperson told the outlet.
The Home Office released a statement following the High Court&#8217;s ruling that said, &#8220;The UK government&#8217;s protective security system is rigorous and proportionate.&#8221;
Prince Harry first filed the case in September 2021 after being in the country that year to honor his mother at the unveiling of his mother the late Princess Diana&#8217;s statue. 
While there, his security was reportedly &#8220;compromised due to the absence of police protection&#8221; while leaving a charity event, and his car was chased by photographers, the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jan/15/prince-harry-presses-for-police-protection-to-visit-uk-with-family">Guardian</a> noted previously.
&#8220;The goal for Prince Harry has been simple — to ensure the safety of himself and his family while in the U.K. so his children can know his home country,&#8221; a spokesperson for Harry told the Guardian at the time.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex previously lost another court challenge that would&#8217;ve allowed the royals to pay for police protection when their family is in Britain, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-learn-court-decision-about-police-protection">reported</a>.
The London High Court rejected a judicial review filed by the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/23/world/europe/prince-harry-security-uk.html">duke</a> against the Home Office for denying his application to pay for such services.
The Home Office argued that it would be improper for the police to be hired as private security guards, The <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/23/world/europe/prince-harry-security-uk.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Times</a> noted.
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Hollywood personal security companies said that requests from Jewish stars and those in the entertainment industry have definitely increased following the Hamas terrorist attacks in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/three-big-lies-the-west-tells-itself-about-israel-and-hamas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Israel</a> that resulted in the deaths of more than 1,400 Israelis.
New York City and L.A.-based Global Threat Solutions CEO Kenneth D. Bombace told the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/local-news/hollywood-military-grade-security-1235626558/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hollywood Reporter</a> that they have &#8220;had a sharp increase in requests from our Jewish clients. They&#8217;re afraid they could be a target.&#8221;
He noted that his company provides real-time &#8220;geofencing&#8221; data that alerts clients &#8220;to an assault, to shootings, even hostile social media posts&#8221; in the area. Bombace — whose list of clients includes stars and billionaires — said &#8220;We provide detailed reporting on protests that could potentially turn violent — and where they are in relation to where our clients&#8217; offices are.&#8221;
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A recent report from the Anti-Defamation League Center on Extremism showed that in the two weeks since the Hamas attacks, a total of 193 antisemitic incidents have occurred in the U.S., 77 of which were directly linked to what is happening in Gaza.
The ADL report also noted that, of the 400 plus anti-Israel rallies in the U.S., 109 featured explicit or strong implicit support for Hamas or violence against Jews in Israel.
&#8220;Obviously they&#8217;re scared,&#8221; President and CEO of the L.A.-based World Protection Group Kent Moyer told the outlet. He said his Jewish clients are requesting guards be armed and also be available for &#8220;graveyard shifts.&#8221;
&#8220;We&#8217;ve been on a hiring rampage,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I just sent an alert out to all our clients that there&#8217;s a Palestinian protest on Saturday down in Pershing Square. I&#8217;ve also advised them that [U.S. and Israeli] embassies and consulates around the world, and mainly in the Middle East, are the sites of massive protests.&#8221;
Moyer — whose client list includes multiple celebrities and 11 billionaires — said in all his 30 years providing personal security he&#8217;s &#8220;never recommended clients get a gun,&#8221; but that&#8217;s now changed.
&#8220;But I do now, 100 percent,&#8221; Moyer said, adding at the bare minimum, &#8220;All elderly people and women should carry pepper spray. I just think this is going to get worse. The situation is escalating.&#8221;
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/britney-spears-brutally-honest-memoir-on-hold-over-concerns-from-a-listers-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Britney Spears</a> has reportedly filed a police report after being slapped by a member of a security team while attempting to get a picture with NBA star Victor Wembanyamar.
The altercation reportedly happened on Wednesday night in Las Vegas when the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/shake-the-world-britney-spears-brutally-honest-tell-all-memoir-is-complete" target="_blank" rel="noopener">41-year-old pop singer</a> was at Catch restaurant in the ARIA Hotel when she spotted one of her favorite players from the San Antonio Spurs, <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/07/06/britney-spears-slapped-in-face-victor-wembanyama-spurs-security/?adid=social-tmzlikeshop" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TMZ</a> reported.
Spears was with her husband, Sam Asghari, and two other guests. She reportedly tried to get Vembanyamar&#8217;s attention when she spotted him in the restaurant. The &#8220;Toxic&#8221; hitmaker had tapped the Spurs player on the back and right shoulder, trying to get him to turn around so she could get a picture with him.
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🤯 BREAKING: Britney Spears was allegedly slapped in Vegas by Victor Wembanyama’s security who backhanded her in the face after she tapped the NBA player on the back for a photo.
She reportedly filed a police report for battery, and an investigation is pending. <a href="https://t.co/v4BcDnQ4C2">pic.twitter.com/v4BcDnQ4C2</a>
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However, Wembanyama&#8217;s head of security, Damian Smith, was unaware that it was Spears and backhanded her in the face, resulting in her falling to the ground and her glasses being knocked off.
Spears composed herself and went to her table. Smith reportedly later approached her and apologized, noting the swarm of fans had startled him.
&#8220;You understand how it is when you&#8217;re being swarmed by fans,&#8221; the head of security reportedly told her. She reportedly accepted his apology.
Later, reports surfaced the superstar singer had filed a police report for battery with the Metropolitan Police Department.
Law enforcement sources have since given TMZ conflicting reports about whether the incident will be investigated as a criminal matter. After its initial report, one source &#8220;high up in the Metro PD&#8221; reportedly told the outlet the case will &#8220;likely&#8221; be referred to the district attorney.
Spears recently hit back at a report that she was on meth after her <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/britney-spears-ex-husband-denies-claims-shes-on-crystal-meth-calls-story-repulsive-clickbait" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ex-husband Kevin Federline</a> denied he ever made such claims to the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12181179/Britney-Spears-family-say-fear-METH-die-like-Amy-Winehouse.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Mail</a>.
The headline read, &#8220;Britney Spears&#8217; family say they fear she is on METH and will die like Amy Winehouse: Father of her boys Kevin Federline says loved-ones are &#8216;terrified&#8217; she is on the Breaking Bad drug &#8211; son Preston says &#8216;I hope she&#8217;ll listen to us&#8230; before it&#8217;s too late.'&#8221;
&#8220;The fact that people are claiming things that are not true is so sad … This may not even be them saying such things because it doesn&#8217;t make any sense to me for them to be saying that,&#8221; the singer wrote in a since-deleted post.
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&#8220;… It makes me sad because I tried so hard to make things nice for you and it was never good enough,&#8221; she added. &#8220;So you guys go behind my back and talk about me … it breaks my heart and the news is so low.&#8221;
&#8220;Hopefully it is just the news being hateful and Kevin nor Preston said any of those things,&#8221; Spears continued.
In November 2021, a judge ruled to terminate the conservatorship Spears had been under since 2008.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/britney-spears-opens-up-about-seeing-mom-for-the-first-time-in-3-years-to-make-things-right" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Britney Spears Opens Up About Seeing Mom For The First Time In 3 Years To &#8216;Make Things Right&#8217;</a>

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hollywood">Hollywood</a> once again showed its hypocrisy over the weekend when it erected huge walls with armed security to keep the stars free of the crime in Los Angeles for the 2023 <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/oscars">Oscars</a>.
In pictures that could be seen on various photo websites, ten-foot high fences and barricades of all kinds can be seen lining Hollywood Boulevard around the Dolby Theater in an attempt to keep the celebrities-attending the 95th Academy Awards free of fans or those that possibly wished them harm.
The blockades went down one block of the famous boulevard between Highland Ave. and North Orange Dr. across the street from the El Capitan Theater, <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2023/03/12/oscars-hollywood-builds-walls-to-keep-celebrities-safe-during-academy-awards/">Breitbart.com</a> reported.
Some of the images below show the giant metal fences and armed security stationed throughout the area.
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One description read, &#8220;Fans are gathered behind the barriers take a chance to see celebrities ahead of 95th Oscars on Hollywood Blvd in Los Angeles, California, United States on March 12, 2023.&#8221;
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Another description, &#8220;Giant barriers are seen on Hollywood Blvd ahead of 95th Oscars in Los Angeles, California, United States on March 12, 2023.&#8221;
In the photo below, the armed security is clearly visible in the area walled off.
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In 2019, <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/oscars-security-heightened-dolby-theatre-1188824/">The Hollywood Reporter</a> noted the security steps the city was taking for the annual awards show.
&#8220;We will deploy enough officers to ensure the safety of all the citizens and Oscar attendees,&#8221; a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson told the outlet at the time. &#8220;We hope for the best and are prepared for the worst.&#8221;
During former President Donald Trump&#8217;s presidency, many celebrities were very vocal in opposition of his plans to build a wall along the southern border. But given the kind of security we see brought out each year, the stars seem to be fine with walls being put up in order to ensure their safety.
In 2019, actor Javier Bardem used his time as presenter to voice such criticism.
&#8220;There are no borders or walls that can restrain ingenuity and talent,&#8221; <a href="https://www.insider.com/oscars-2019-javier-bardem-slams-trump-border-wall-in-spanish-speech-2019-2">Bardem</a> said in Spanish before giving out the award for Best Foreign Language Film, Breitbart noted.
And celebrities hypocrisy when it comes to gun rights in America have also been well noted by such people as the Daily Wire&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/author/andrew-klavan">Andrew Klavan.</a> His comments can be seen in a video clip <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1861329764162846">here</a>.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hollywood-is-not-america-why-so-many-celebrities-are-leaving-los-angeles">&#8216;Hollywood Is Not America.&#8217; Why So Many Celebrities Are Leaving Los Angeles</a>

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Congresswoman <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/defund-the-police-advocate-cori-bush-marries-security-guard/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cori Bush</a> (D-MO) has shelled out six figures since 2020 for one security guard/anti-Semitic spiritual guru who reportedly believes he is &#8220;109 trillion&#8221; years old and can &#8220;summon tornadoes.&#8221;
According to a <a href="https://freebeacon.com/democrats/meet-the-anti-semitic-spiritual-guru-on-cori-bushs-payroll/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> — published on Tuesday by reporter Andrew Kerr at The Washington Free Beacon — Nathaniel Davis III is Bush&#8217;s close friend in addition to being the highest-paid security guard on her payroll. From 2020 to as late as December of 2022, SEC filings show that Bush paid Davis $137,000.
As detailed in Kerr&#8217;s report, Davis is also known as Aha Sen Piankhy — a spiritual guru in St. Louis, Missouri, &#8220;who teaches classes on how to read minds, summon mythical beings, and maintain urban gardens—to avoid having to buy food from the Jews.&#8221;
Davis also reportedly believes himself to be &#8220;intergalactic master of psychic self-defense&#8221; who is &#8220;109 trillion&#8221; years old and claims to have the ability to &#8220;summon tornadoes at will, cause earthquakes with his hate, and conduct blood rituals to bring ruin upon his enemies.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m a teacher,&#8221; Davis says in a video shared by WFB, before declaring that he was &#8220;not Martin [Luther King Jr.],&#8221; adding, &#8220;I&#8217;m not peaceful at all. You mess with me, I&#8217;m messing with you. I&#8217;m doing you ten times worse than what you did me.&#8221;
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He went on to suggest using animal sacrifice to bring destruction down on his enemies and claimed to have studied Sufism and in doing so, had learned how to &#8220;make tornadoes.&#8221; He also claimed to be able to use the book of Proverbs to control the direction of lightning &#8220;and burn some s*** down.&#8221;
Davis then pivoted to quote Spider-Man — &#8220;with great power comes great responsibility&#8221; — before claiming, &#8220;I&#8217;m a very humble individual because I know what I can actually do. I&#8217;ve done it.&#8221;
Congresswoman Bush herself has been a part of a sect that specializes in faith-healing — and members there claim to have cured everything from cancer to Bush&#8217;s own case of COVID-19.
&#8220;Cori, she had COVID, and she called me from the hospital,&#8221; Ndifon, the presiding apostle of Kingdom Embassy International churches told <a href="https://freebeacon.com/democrats/meet-rep-cori-bush-and-her-fellow-faith-healers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Washington Free Beacon</a> in 2021. &#8220;And 30 minutes later, she was breathing. Healed. It was that simple.&#8221;

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A Philadelphia gas station owner frustrated with rampant crime has employed armed guards to protect his business and customers.
Weeks after Neil Patel hired the services of Pennsylvania S.I.T.E. State Agents, a private company, agents armed with long guns wearing tactical gear patrolling the KARCO gas station at Broad and Clearfield streets have become a regular sight, according to local reports.
The security measure is a necessary one, Patel says, because police do not respond quickly enough while crimes such as shootings, shoplifting, and the theft of an ATM are a constant threat. Even his car was vandalized.
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A North Philly owner says he’s had enough violent crime at his gas station so he’s hired these guys to protect his customers and store. 
Does this make you feel safer? Or uncomfortable. <a href="https://t.co/ZOXvUxTvyW">pic.twitter.com/ZOXvUxTvyW</a>
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&#8220;They are forcing us to hire the security, high-level security, state level,&#8221; <a href="https://www.fox29.com/news/philadelphia-gas-station-owner-hires-heavily-armed-guards-to-protect-business-we-are-tired-of-this-nonsense" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Patel told FOX 29</a>. &#8220;We are tired of this nonsense; robbery, drug trafficking, hanging around, gangs.&#8221;
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Andre Boyer, chief of the PA State Agents, said his team is well-trained.
&#8220;We wear Kevlar, we are trained, my guards go to training every other week, they&#8217;re proficient with [their guns] and with their taser, they know the law,&#8221; he told the news outlet.
Gas station crimes, particularly robbery with guns and carjackings, <a href="https://www.thetrace.org/2022/11/philadelphia-gas-station-gun-violence/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">have risen in the city over the past few years</a>, police data gathered by The Philadelphia Inquirer show. Patel says crime at his business has been down since hiring the armed guards.
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⚠️My story last night: this is what things have come to for one North Philly gas station…armed security guards in tactical gear to keep customers safe ⚠️<a href="https://twitter.com/NBCPhiladelphia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBCPhiladelphia</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Philadelphia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Philadelphia</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/crime?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#crime</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/news?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#news</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/report?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#report</a> <a href="https://t.co/h0Ij4Edt1u">pic.twitter.com/h0Ij4Edt1u</a>
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Residents and customers have mixed feelings about the added security measure, but those who support the move said it makes them feel safe.
&#8220;To be honest, it&#8217;s a good thing and it&#8217;s a bad thing. But I&#8217;d rather us be safe than sorry,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnnyNBC10/status/1599121323795808256" target="_blank" rel="noopener">one man told</a> NBC10 Philadelphia.
&#8220;I have my license to carry, I&#8217;m always ready to go for myself, so it&#8217;s like whatever &#8230; It&#8217;s nice and safe for me. I get my juice, go to my car without somebody else jumping in it,&#8221; <a href="https://6abc.com/philadelphia-gas-station-armed-guards-shooting-carjacking-philly-safety/12530705/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">customer Jack Rock</a> told 6 ABC.

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Now more than ever, Celebrities are hiring at-home-bodyguards and personal protection amid a massive crime rise in places like Los Angeles due to laws that security experts say have &#8220;emboldened the criminals.&#8221;
Citywide robberies with firearms in L.A. are up 57 percent in 2022 from 2020, per the <a href="https://www.lapdonline.org/newsroom/lapd-chief-moore-addresses-spike-in-citywide-robberies-nr22081mc/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Los Angeles Police Department.</a> Homicides are up 29 percent over the first six months of the year compared to the same period in 2020, <a href="https://abc7.com/los-angeles-homicides-crime-report/12046605/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ABC7 News</a> reported.
New York City and L.A based Global Threat Solutions CEO Kenneth D. Bombace talked to The Daily Wire about the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/george-gascon-claims-l-a-county-is-safer-in-some-areas-because-of-his-policies-despite-rise-in-violent-crime-over-past-year?_gl=1*1xhtzus*_ga*NzQzMTUxNDk1LjE2NTUzMzk0NTg.*_ga_CZKR9ZYKJP*MTY2NDMxNDA4MS43MC4wLjE2NjQzMTQwODEuNjAuMC4w" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rise in crime</a> and said it has definitely effected their business.
&#8220;Yes, we have seen a significant increase in Close Protection services for celebrities, business executives and people of high net worth,&#8221; Bombace shared.
He said the reason for this is, &#8220;largely a result of the increase in violent crimes in Los Angeles, specifically crimes that target&#8221; people with wealth.
President and CEO of the L.A. based World Protection Group Kent Moyer told The Daily Wire, it&#8217;s not just a bump in business, but an &#8220;explosion&#8221; as more <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hollywood-is-not-america-why-so-many-celebrities-are-leaving-los-angeles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">celebrities</a> seek protection amid skyrocketing crime rates.
&#8220;It&#8217;s an explosion of business,&#8221; Moyer told The DW, noting things like &#8220;home invasion robberies&#8221; being up and said &#8220;people are afraid.&#8221;
Moyer said CA laws such as &#8220;Prop. 47 and no cash bail&#8221; have &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gang-culture-rapper-ice-t-says-la-is-just-a-dangerous-place">emboldened the criminals</a>.&#8221; The CEO also explained that things like &#8220;Defund the Police&#8221; have forced members of law enforcement into early retirement.
&#8220;The other thing you are seeing is private security officers are being attacked,&#8221; Moyer shared. &#8220;They [criminals] are emboldened to attack police or security. They just feel there&#8217;s no consequences.&#8221;
&#8220;Residential estate security has been on an uptick because everybody wants their own private security now so they can sleep well at night,&#8221; Anton Kalaydjian, CEO and founder of Guardians Professional Security, based out of South Florida with an office in L.A. previously told <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/hollywood-stars-bodyguards-crimes-los-angeles-1235195246/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hollywood Reporter</a>. &#8220;Instead of being reactive, they&#8217;re becoming more proactive.&#8221;
Bombace explained that celebrities and people with wealth are taking steps to protect themselves.
&#8220;Celebrities have asked for a broad spectrum of security services including residential security, Close Protection services (Bodyguards), Armed Security Drivers and travel security details,&#8221; the head of GTS told The DW. &#8220;Close protection while in public for events, shopping and dining are most commonly requested.&#8221;
Moyer said &#8220;one person can&#8217;t protect one celebrity&#8221; in the current conditions because &#8220;the risk is too high.&#8221;
He told The DW about how they &#8220;just turned down a job the other day&#8221; because the potential client said he only needed one security person while out wearing a lot of jewelry. He also explained that personal security has changed in order to deal with the rise in crime.
&#8220;The clients are now going to two agents minimum … what was once a graveyard shift, now we are 24 hours,&#8221; Moyer said.
The head of WPG told The DW how his company is the &#8220;only ones using drones,&#8221; a move he made in the last few years because they &#8220;wanted to have the ability to use technology that was never available before.&#8221;
&#8220;So we use drones to protect an estate,&#8221; Moyer shared, as he explained a giant place like Prince Harry and Meghan Markle&#8217;s can be patrolled with the help of a drone that&#8217;s able to cover the property and get to the to other side of it to ward off an intruder much faster than a security guy.
&#8220;We can communicate with the bad guy and tell him to leave and the police are coming,&#8221; Moyer previously shared, noting how the devices are equipped with a speaker.
But the costs for all this protection comes with a hefty price tag.
&#8220;The annual cost of security services depends on many things,&#8221; Bombace said. &#8220;Are the services armed or unarmed, do they have 24 hour services or just during their work day and how many Agents are protecting them. Annual costs can range from a few hundred thousand dollars to over $10 million depending on services.&#8221;
Moyer said that a celebrity or high-end client can expect to pay an average of &#8220;$1,200-$1,500 a day&#8221; and could spend up to &#8220;$2 million a year for protection,&#8221; depending on the services.
&#8220;It&#8217;s a very costly affair,&#8221; British bodyguard Simon Newton shared previously with the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/hollywood-stars-bodyguards-crimes-los-angeles-1235195246/">outlet.</a> Newton also said the trend of having at-home guards has gone up in the United Kingdom as well.
“Some of the houses we&#8217;ve got now, they probably wouldn&#8217;t have had it five years ago,&#8221; Newton shared. &#8220;People are finding the money to justify paying for it now because it&#8217;s just peace of mind.&#8221;
Business manager John McIlwee previously told the outlet that he&#8217;s seen that &#8220;clients have doubled or even tripled spending on in-home security systems — cameras, locks, the works&#8221; due to the increase in crime in L.A.
&#8220;People are choosing to get the highest-quality, best version of a security system,&#8221; McIlwee said.
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An <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/airlines">airline</a> passenger was fined thousands of dollars after a K-9 sniffed out <a href="https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/smuggled-airport-mcdonalds-triggers-fine-17343419.php">smuggled</a> <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mcdonalds">McDonald&#8217;s</a> breakfast sandwiches, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/australia">Australian</a> government boasted this week.
A dog in Australia&#8217;s Darwin Airport responded to a passenger&#8217;s backpack after the person had traveled there from Indonesia last week with what appeared to be McDonald&#8217;s pancakes, two egg and beef sausage McMuffins, and a ham croissant. Australian officials <a href="https://minister.agriculture.gov.au/watt/media-releases/darwin-detector-dog-zinta-mcmuffins">described</a> the food as &#8220;a variety of risk items,&#8221; including &#8220;undeclared meat.&#8221;
The unidentified male was hit with a <a href="https://www.today.com/food/news/passenger-fined-for-undeclared-mcmuffins-found-in-luggage-rcna40985">staggering</a> $2,664 fine, which equates to about $1,845 in U.S. dollars, for failing to declare what is potentially a biosecurity risk and issuing a false travel declaration form, according to the government.
Murray Watt, Australia&#8217;s Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, cheered the bust and said he had &#8220;no sympathy&#8221; for the man who was fined.
“This will be the most expensive Maccas meal this passenger ever has, this fine is twice the cost of an airfare to Bali, but I have no sympathy for people who choose to disobey Australia’s strict biosecurity measures, and recent detections show you will be caught,” Watt <a href="https://minister.agriculture.gov.au/watt/media-releases/darwin-detector-dog-zinta-mcmuffins">said</a>.
In a press release, the department <a href="https://minister.agriculture.gov.au/watt/media-releases/darwin-detector-dog-zinta-mcmuffins">said</a> it was &#8220;detector dog Zinta&#8221; who sniffed out the food, adding, &#8220;The seized meat products will be tested for foot and mouth disease (FMD) before they are destroyed.&#8221;
“Australia is FMD-free, and we want it to stay that way,&#8221; Watt said. “Zinta was placed at Darwin Airport as part of the Albanese Government’s tough new biosecurity defences, and it’s excellent to see she is already contributing to keeping the country safe.&#8221;
“Biosecurity is no joke—it helps protect jobs, our farms, food and supports the economy,&#8221; the secretary continued. &#8220;Passengers who choose to travel need to make sure they are fulfilling the conditions to enter Australia, by following all biosecurity measures.”
An Australian woman last month was hit with the same fine after she failed to declare two ingredients, chicken and lettuce, on her footlong Subway sandwich.
&#8220;I didn&#8217;t tick chicken and I didn&#8217;t tick lettuce. Chicken and lettuce,&#8221; Jessica Lee <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11026679/Subway-gifts-Australian-woman-2-664-fined-failure-declare-foot-long-sub.html">said</a> via social media. &#8220;And that is a nice little $2,664 &#8230; to be paid in 28 days. Such an expensive rookie mistake.&#8221;
Subway helped Lee out by sending her a Subway gift card for $2,664, the amount of her fine.
&#8220;To say thank you for eating fresh, we&#8217;ve uploaded a sub card with $2,664 just for you,&#8221; a letter from Subway to Lee said. &#8220;We hope this covers all your chicken and lettuce needs. Love from your Subway fans.&#8221;
&#8220;Subway, you have outdone yourself and this fine is worth every single penny,&#8221; Lee shared on social media.

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