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<\/p>\n White House requests $58 million for security funding after Charlie Kirk shooting, sources say<\/p>\n 04:12<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was given a U.S. Secret Service protective detail in recent days, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.\u00a0<\/p>\n The move comes in the wake of the shooting of prominent conservative activist Charlie Kirk<\/a>, which sparked a conversation about the safety of high-profile individuals in public settings.\u00a0<\/p>\n Leavitt declined to comment. The Secret Service has not yet responded to CBS News’ request for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n Congress is currently considering providing $58 million in additional funding to increase security <\/a>for officials in the executive and judicial branches.\u00a0<\/p>\n While it’s uncommon for White House press secretaries to have a protective detail, it’s not unprecedented.<\/p>\n Sarah Huckabee Sanders, now the governor of Arkansas, was temporarily assigned<\/a> a Secret Service detail at her home in 2018 while serving as President Trump’s spokesperson during his first term. The assignment was made after Sanders was refused service at a restaurant in Lexington, Virginia. She tweeted about the incident<\/a>, which caused an uproar on social media. \u00a0<\/p>\n Nicole Sganga<\/a><\/p>\n contributed to this report.\n <\/p>\n \n More from CBS News\n <\/p>\n