Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Receive Secret Service Protection Following Attempt on Trump’s Life
In a significant move, President Joe Biden has directed that independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. be provided with Secret Service protection. This decision follows the recent attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, as announced by U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday.
Biden’s Directive for Protection
“In response to the events of this past weekend, the president has instructed me to coordinate with the Secret Service to ensure Robert Kennedy Jr. receives protection,” Mayorkas stated during a daily briefing at the White House.
Kennedy expressed his gratitude for this decision, saying on X, “Thank you to President Biden for granting me Secret Service protection.”
Trump’s Call for Kennedy’s Safety
The move comes after a 20-year-old gunman targeted Trump during a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. Trump has been vocal in urging the U.S. government to extend Secret Service protection to Kennedy, who had previously been denied such a detail multiple times.
“Given the history of the Kennedy family, this is the obvious right thing to do!” Trump posted on the Truth Social app.
A Tragic Family History
The Kennedy family has a tragic history with assassinations. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s father, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, was assassinated in June 1968 in Los Angeles on the night he won the California and South Dakota Democratic presidential primaries. His uncle, President John F. Kennedy, was assassinated in Dallas in November 1963.
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