The Secret Service
After President McKinley got assassinated in 1901, Congress passed a law that officially gave the secret service the task of protecting the sitting President of the United States and the First Family. The team is also in charge of keeping the Vice President safe as well as the president-elect and vice president-elect during an election year. However, you might be surprised to learn that certain members of the family can give up the protection of the secret service. In September of 2017, Donald Trump Jr. refused the right to come under the protection of the secret service.
The Secret Service
Closed Car Windows
Aside from getting chauffeured around in a huge armored vehicle, the First Family is not allowed to open the windows in a car. They can only break this rule if they happen to be on private property and away from the public eye. “One day as a treat, my lead agent let me have the windows open on the way to Camp David. It was like five minutes out, and he was like, ‘The window’s open. Enjoy it!’ I was like, ‘Thanks, Alan,’” recounted Michelle Obama.
Closed Car Windows