Trump calls for RFK Jr. to receive Secret Service protection

Published July 15, 2024 1:35pm ET



Donald Trump is calling on the U.S. Secret Service to give independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. protection after the former president was the victim of an assassination attempt over the weekend.

Kennedy has previously been denied Secret Service protection, but the Department of Homeland Security has said it is processing another request for the heightened protection. Trump said it is “imperative” that Kennedy be given Secret Service protection in a post on Truth Social Monday.

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