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You misunderstand, they didn’t call for killing the President, they called for killing the private citizen, potentially after he’s been stripped of all protections through impeachment.

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Impeachment wouldn't strip him of anything (despite the many tweets and stories about it, there is nothing special about a second impeachment).

If he is impeached and the Senate votes to convict, then he will lose benefits. At the moment, however, it is believed that the Secret Service detail will remain in place regardless.

Presumably Congress could strip a former President of those benefits as they have in general in the past, which was then reversed during the Obama administration. I assume they could even strip a specific individual of those benefits while leaving them intact for others.

Former presidents remain protected by the Secret Service for the rest of their lives [0].

0: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6620

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