This is why the Democrats are so afraid of him. Biden is still denying RFK, Jr. Secret Service protection! It's my guess that many people who cannot bring themselves to vote for Trump, will vote for RFK, Jr. - if he's on the ballot. No candidate checks all the boxes for most voters. Any vote against Biden will do. It's unlikely that Kennedy would win, but he can certainly keep Biden out.
That Biden is denying RFK protection is so emblematic of today's Democratics in general and Joe Biden in particular - nasty, petty and just plain mean. And dangerous.
Biden is not denying RFK Jr. secret service protection. The statute establishing secret service protection for presidential candidates makes RFK Jr. ineligible.
"Criteria have been established to assist the DHS Secretary and the advisory committee in their decision making (as of 2017). "
When determining whether a candidate for the Office of President or Vice President of the United States qualifies as a major candidate, the Secretary has broad discretion and may consider a variety of factors......."
"Some candidates have received protection earlier in the campaign pursuant to Presidential memoranda." (from the Secret Service page) So, whether protection is provided - or not - is indeed under Biden's control.
Is it just my imagination or did I just listen to a 9-minute speech by Robert F. Kennedy with the theme Make America Great Again?
This is why the Democrats are so afraid of him. Biden is still denying RFK, Jr. Secret Service protection! It's my guess that many people who cannot bring themselves to vote for Trump, will vote for RFK, Jr. - if he's on the ballot. No candidate checks all the boxes for most voters. Any vote against Biden will do. It's unlikely that Kennedy would win, but he can certainly keep Biden out.
That Biden is denying RFK protection is so emblematic of today's Democratics in general and Joe Biden in particular - nasty, petty and just plain mean. And dangerous.
Biden is not denying RFK Jr. secret service protection. The statute establishing secret service protection for presidential candidates makes RFK Jr. ineligible.
Apparently it's up to the DHS Secretary (Biden Admin appointee) and an advisory committee.
https://www.secretservice.gov/protection/leaders/campaign-2024:
"Criteria have been established to assist the DHS Secretary and the advisory committee in their decision making (as of 2017). "
When determining whether a candidate for the Office of President or Vice President of the United States qualifies as a major candidate, the Secretary has broad discretion and may consider a variety of factors......."
"Some candidates have received protection earlier in the campaign pursuant to Presidential memoranda." (from the Secret Service page) So, whether protection is provided - or not - is indeed under Biden's control.
Wrong
I was thinking the same thing!