President Trump on Monday announced he stripped US Secret Service protection from Joe Biden's daughter, Ashley Biden and son, Hunter Biden.

Trump said "effective immediately" Hunter Biden will no longer receive Secret Service protection.

"Hunter Biden has had Secret Service protection for an extended period of time, all paid for by the United States Taxpayer. There are as many as 18 people on this Detail, which is ridiculous! He is currently vacationing in, of all places, South Africa, where the Human Rights of people has been strenuously questioned. Because of this, South Africa has been taken off our list of Countries receiving Economic and Financial Assistance. Please be advised that, effective immediately, Hunter Biden will no longer receive Secret Service protection. Likewise, Ashley Biden who has 13 agents will be taken off the list," Trump said on Truth Social.

The New York Post reported last week that Hunter Biden was planning to travel to South Africa to avoid a deposition.

"Hunter had been scheduled to be deposed on March 10 by Ziegler – whom he claimed illegally hacked his infamous laptop and shared its embarrassing contents on his conservative non-profit site Marco Polo," the New York Post reported.

"Mere days before Hunter was due to give sworn testimony during a grilling by Ziegler's lawyers, he unexpectedly asked for the case to be dismissed," the NY Post said.