by Charlotte Hazard
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Friday the Biden administration has denied him as a 2024 presidential candidate Secret Service protection.
“Since the assassination of my father in 1968, candidates for president are provided Secret Service protection. But not me,” tweeted Kennedy, in a long-shot bid beat President Biden in the Democratic primary.
“Typical turnaround time for pro forma protection requests from presidential candidates is 14-days,” he also said. “After 88-days of no response and after several follow-ups by our campaign, the Biden Administration just denied our request.”
Since the assassination of my father in 1968, candidates for president are provided Secret Service protection. But not me.
Typical turnaround time for pro forma protection requests from presidential candidates is 14-days. After 88-days of no response and after several…— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) July 28, 2023
According to the Secret Service website: federal law authorizes the agency to “provide protection for major presidential and vice presidential candidates.”
Some of the factors that determine who are major candidate include whether they are actively campaigning, have had a threat assessment conducted by the agency and have filed the required paperwork with the Federal Election Commission, the website also states.
However, the does not decide who gets protection based on those determinations.
Kennedy said that Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told his campaign that he didn’t qualify.
The Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security had yet to respond to a request for comment have not responded to Just the News for comment at this time.
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Charlotte Hazard is a reporter at Just the News.
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