RFK Jr. will receive protection from the Secret Service, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said.
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will receive protection from the U.S. Secret Service following the attempted assassination of former President Trump, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Monday. 'In light of this weekend's events, the president has directed me to work with the Secret Service to provide protection to Robert Kennedy, Jr. Both prior to and after the events of this past weekend,' Mayorkas told reporters.
The Biden administration previously maintained that Secret Service protection for Kennedy was 'not warranted,' according to a letter obtained by Deseret News. According to Kennedy, that was despite several documented death threats against him. Kennedy said he spoke with Trump on Monday morning about 'national unity.' 'I hope to meet with Democratic leaders about that as well. No, I am not dropping out of the race,' he said.
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