Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He had Secret Service protection for months and was finally granted it after the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, but that protection has been revoked since he stopped campaigning for the presidential election, law enforcement sources said. said of New York Post.
Kennedy Confirmed During an interview with Tucker Carlson this week, he said his Secret Service protection was revoked following the announcement of his suspension and his public support for former President Donald Trump.
“Technically, I'm still running for president. I'm running for president in 40 states. I'm not stopping my campaign,” the Democrat-turned-independent told Carlson when asked about the Secret Service withdrawing its protection.
The Secret Service provides protection for the president, vice president, their immediate family, former presidents, former first ladies, children of former presidents, visiting heads of state, and leading presidential candidates. If a candidate withdraws from the election, the Secret Service typically scales back its protection, but may also remove it entirely. New York Post I have taken note.
“There are 10 states where I hurt President Trump and they're battleground states, so I took my name off the ballot in those 10 states. But … my name is on the ballot in every state, blue state and red state,” he added.
Carlson said that while protections were immediately rescinded for Kennedy, who is running for president in most states,Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Received Secret Service protection.
“What's the message?” Carlson asked.
“I think that sends a bad message, that federal enforcement is being politically weaponized,” Kennedy responded.
When Bobby Kennedy endorsed Donald Trump last week, he burned a ship. There's no turning back, either for him or for American politics. This is his first interview since that happened.
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President Joe Biden famously ordered the Secret Service to provide protection for President Kennedy following the assassination attempt on President Trump. Biden's decision came just hours after Trump's. Requested The Secret Service is guarding Kennedy, he posted on Truth Social.
Before the assassination attempt on Trump, the Department of Homeland Security had reportedly denied Kennedy's requests for Secret Service protection six times, and his campaign had spent millions of dollars on private security, campaign staff said. said National Review. Kennedy requested protection again in early June, the anniversary of his father's assassination, Axios reported. Reported.
Both Kennedy's father and uncle were assassinated: Kennedy's father, Robert Kennedy, was shot on June 5, 1968, after winning California's Democratic primary and died the next day, and Kennedy's uncle, former President John F. Kennedy, was assassinated on November 22, 1963.
After Trump was shot in the ear while speaking at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, the Secret Service Faced Strong backlashThe authorities' response to the shooting: The biggest secret service Failure It's been 40 years.
it was Reported After the assassination attempt, it was revealed that Secret Service officials had refused requests for increased security for the 45th president over the past two years.
These revelations were made by Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) Introduced A bill has been passed that would threaten to strip Trump of his Secret Service protection if he is convicted, a move Carlson has previously proposed. Referenced This is interpreted as a “death threat.”
Ten days after the assassination attempt, Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle Resigned She was subjected to a grilling congressional hearing in which she was found unable or unwilling to answer many key questions posed by lawmakers about the agency's failure to protect President Trump.
At least five Secret Service agents involved in planning Trump's July 13 rally were arrested in recent days. Placed They are on an administrative role: they are allowed to work but are barred from operational duties such as security planning.
Alana Mastangero contributed to this article.
