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Whatever Happened To Paul Frank?
In 2012, former President Barack Obama signed the Former Presidents Protection Act, which entitles former presidents, their spouses, and their children to receive Secret Service protection even long after they leave office. Former presidents and their spouses get lifetime security, but their children only enjoy the privilege until they’re 16 years old. Given that both Sasha and Malia Obama were 16 and 19 in 2017, they got the Secret Service off their backs once they left the White House.
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It’s not like they thoroughly enjoyed having well-armed guards around them, anyway. While agents taught them life skills like driving, Barack shared in “The Late Late Show with James Corden” that the girls did not appreciate security detailing them when they were out having fun. “First of all, them as teenagers having Secret Service guys follow them when they were going out on dates, I think probably has shut down their interest in public service,” he jested. “They still have PTSD from guys talking into their wrist microphones and glasses as they’re trying to go to a music concert.”
