Source: Santorum to receive Secret Service protection
(CNN) - Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum will receive Secret Service protection this week, a source familiar with the situation told CNN.
At this time, GOP presidential rival Mitt Romney is the sole candidate granted protection.
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A spokesman for the Secret Service declined to comment on the matter when contacted by CNN.
Meanwhile, a source with Newt Gingrich's campaign confirmed the former House speaker also requested protection. The source did not know when the paperwork was submitted but said discussions about putting in the request began last week.
Gingrich's campaign has not yet received a response from the Secret Service, the source said.
- CNN's Kevin Bohn and Shawna Shepherd contributed to this report.
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what expanding government for the republican candidates?
Why should my tax money go to protect him? Let him pay for it himself. I think for all of them if they want protection they should pay for it themselves. It is different then if they were already elected.
Protection against people throwing rotten fruit?
Odd. The rules must've changed. During the 1980 campaigning, I flew Phil Crane on a campaign tour, accompanied by the Secret Service. At that time, ALL Presidential candidates had Secret Service guards.
Question is why these men have decided they need the American taxpayers to fork up the money to protect their losing butts.
Secret Service can't protect him from himself.....
Too late; he OD'd on stupid pills a long time ago. They made him throw up.
And how about Ron Paul?
God help us if this nutjob makes it further in the presidential race. Thankfully, his GOP nomination would be a sure bet for another Obama win. This guy's extreme, fundamentalist ideals are from the middle ages.
Lets keep wasting money, thanks so much
Too bad they can't tell him when to stop talking about scary concepts that would set America back 60 years.
I don't know anything about this guy all I know is he is a repulican, and thats all I need to know to know he is a loser.
What Santorum? he is just waisting time and money. He will not go anywhere
These stories feel like pseudo endorsements. Why announce anything?
That's nice...will he have them wear pantaloons and tin helmets like the Swiss Guard? Will he demand that they follow his faith? Will women be allowed to serve on the detail? Will he personally reimburse the government for the expense rather than accepting a "government handout"? Most of all,why does anyone think a guy who has ZERO chance of being elected is in any danger? we need some details here.
$1 is too much to dedicate to mr Santorum. He is the American equivalent of the Taliban.
He doesn't need the secret service. God will let him know if there's a problem.
The guy is a "whack" job. He doesn't need "protection", he'll just have the baby!
What does he need the Secret Service for, I thought he had god on his side? Almost like how the Pope travels in an armored Pope-Mobile.
Protection from and for what? Certainly not the GOP crowds that applaud every falsified hocus pocus they spew
Why doesn't he just ask God to protect him?
Why doesn't he just let God protect him? He's a man of faith right?
As far as ron paul goes... his supporters are his secret service protection.
For how long ?
I could think of any number of people who might be a threat to Mr Santorum, like women, gays, immigrants, poor people, atheists, in fact, just about eveyone.