Joe Biden has instructed the United States Secret Service to grant protection to independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump.
JUST IN: Biden's White House breaks down and announces that Biden has ordered Secret Service protection for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Good job, Biden.
The announcement came just hours after Trump demanded that RFK Jr. be given protection.
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Despite being seen as a dark horse in the race for Electoral College votes and the presidency, Kennedy's campaign meetings have drawn significant attention from his supporters.
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Donald Trump's assassination attempt happened over the weekend in Butler, Pennsylvania, but Trump was not seriously injured.
Mayorkas' announcement comes just hours after Trump pressed the Biden administration with a post on Truth Social: