Trump: Give Secret Service Protection to RFK Jr.

Former President Donald Trump on Monday called for independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to receive protection from the U.S. Secret Service after an unsuccessful assassination attempt against Trump on Saturday.

Trump survived during a rally when a 20-year-old Pennsylvania man allegedly fired at the former president. Trump sustained a minor injury and a bystander was killed.

“In light of what is going on in the world today, I believe it is imperative that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. receive Secret Service protection — immediately,” Trump wrote in a statement on Truth Social. “Given the history of the Kennedy Family, this is the obvious right thing to do!”

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