Alejandro Mayorkas, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), announced on July 15 that independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will receive Secret Service protection moving forward.
“In light of this weekend’s events, the president has directed me to work with the Secret Service to provide protection to Robert Kennedy Jr.,” Mr. Mayorkas said.
The announcement was made at a White House press briefing with press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
Mr. Mayorkas said security protection will increase for the 2024 presidential candidates and for this week’s Republican National Convention (RNC) after Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump on July 13….