Former President Donald Trump promised at a rally in Glendale, Arizona on Friday night that he would establish a commission into assassination attempts on the president if elected president in November.
Trump said the committee was a tribute to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who took the stage as the Republican presidential candidate’s special guest at the Turning Point Action rally at Desert Diamond Arena.
“After the attempted assassination of me in Pennsylvania last month, Bobby called me, and he wished me the best, which was unbelievable. He knows firsthand the risks that come with being a leader who stands up to a corrupt political system,” Trump said. “If you stand up, you bring problems on yourself, but you have to do the right thing. You have to do the right thing for your country. We’re both here to do the right thing for our country.”
This is the moment the Democratic Party officially collapsed. Donald Trump and RFK Jr. take to the stage
Today, history was made. I will never forget this moment.
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— Marjorie Taylor Greene Press Release (Parody) (@MTGrepp) August 23, 2024
Kennedy’s father and uncle were assassinated. Kennedy’s father, Robert F. Kennedy, was shot after winning California’s Democratic primary on June 5, 1968, and died the next day. Kennedy’s uncle, former President John F. Kennedy, was assassinated on November 22, 1963. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vocal He believed the CIA was behind his uncle’s murder.
“He lost his father and uncle in the service of our country, and Bobby himself endured multiple threats to his safety while campaigning, while being denied protection by the Harris-Biden Administration,” Trump said. It’s worth noting that the Biden administration ordered Secret Service protection for RFK Jr. only after the assassination attempt on Trump occurred and Trump requested protection for him.
Trump said the commission would be “tasked with releasing all remaining documents relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.” More than 13,000 documents related to the assassination were released in 2022, but many remain unavailable to the public.
“There will also be a robust investigation into last month’s attack,” Trump said, referring to the July 13 assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, that was marked by numerous security lapses.But I will say this: I’ve never had so many people asking me, ‘Please, release the documents about the Kennedy assassination,’ and we will.”
Kennedy, a Democrat turned independent, endorsed Trump in a speech in Phoenix early Friday morning. Kennedy ultimately announced he was suspending his presidential campaign, but that wasn’t the end of it, instead encouraging residents of Democratic-leaning states to vote for him and expressing support for former President Donald Trump in battleground states.
Now – RFK Jr. says the Democrats have “become the party of war, censorship, corruption, big pharma, big tech and big money.”pic.twitter.com/CDSCWXC7pb
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“His candidacy inspired millions of Americans, raised important issues that have been ignored in this country for too long, united people across the political spectrum and delivered a positive campaign based on the American values of great men, his father, Robert Kennedy, and his uncle, President John F. Kennedy,” Trump said. “And I know they are looking down at me right now and are very, very proud of Bobby. And I’m proud of Bobby.”
