US President Joe Biden has ordered Secret Service safety for unbiased candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after the tried assassination of Donald Trump, the homeland safety chief stated Monday.
“In mild of this weekend’s occasions, the president has directed me to work with the Secret Service to offer safety to Robert Kennedy Jr,” United States Secretary of Homeland Safety, Alejandro Mayorkas, advised journalists.
Kennedy, the scion of America’s most well-known political clan, is an environmental lawyer and long-time vaccine sceptic who has no probability of successful in November, however whose candidacy may doubtlessly sway shut contests in key swing states.
Trump referred to as earlier within the day for Secret Service safety to be prolonged to Kennedy.
“In mild of what’s going on on the planet in the present day, I imagine it’s crucial that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. obtain Secret Service safety — instantly. Given the historical past of the Kennedy Household, that is the plain proper factor to do!” Trump posted on social media.
The 78-year-old former president was injured however survived an assassination try at a marketing campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, a brazen assault that shocked a nation already deeply polarized forward of the November election.
AFP
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