Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-07-28 14:10:59 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 544AF0DC6A43A6A2AFAE27719F7FC9D789C950ADD81CEA2A9C9E001943982F3C
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There has never been automatic secret service protection for all presidential candidates. Recipients are decided by the Secretary of Homeland Security and based on several criteria. In 2016 only 4 candidates received USSS protection during the primaries. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/3056 https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/presidential-candidate-secret-service-protection-factors-analysis/story?id=62513154
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