'Given the history of the Kennedy Family, this is the obvious right thing to do!' Trump wrote on Truth Social Monday.
LEFT: Independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he has qualified for the 2024 presidential ballot in Utah, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, at a campaign event in Salt Lake City. RIGHT: Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Chesapeake, Va., Friday, June 28, 2024.
Former President Donald Trump, in the wake of an assassination attempt at a Saturday rally in Butler, Pa., is calling for independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to receive Secret Service protection.via its website it provides protection to “major” presidential candidates and their spouses in the lead-up to a presidential election. The secretary of homeland security is responsible for determining which individuals qualify under such a rule.
After narrowly avoiding an assassination attempt while in the presence of Secret Service agents, Trump on Monday said Kennedy deserves similar protections. In light of what is going on in the world today, I believe it is imperative that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. receive Secret Service protection — immediately,” heKennedy has repeatedly received different treatment than Trump and President Joe Biden during the 2024 election cycle. The independent was notto join the two on stage during the first presidential debate, forcing him to host his own solo counter-programming that night.
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