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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. 

The move comes in the wake of the shooting of prominent conservative activist , which sparked a conversation about the safety of high-profile individuals in public settings. 

Leavitt declined to comment. The Secret Service has not yet responded to Autos News' request for comment. 

Congress is currently considering providing $58 million in additional funding to for officials in the executive and judicial branches. 

While it's uncommon for White House press secretaries to have a protective detail, it's not unprecedented.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, now the governor of Arkansas, was temporarily 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 , which caused an uproar on social media.