Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke with Howie Carr for his podcast, according to the Herald columnist. This happened on Thursday, where he discussed his plan to get his unlikely campaign on the ballots of all 50 states and explained why he needs secret service protection. Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden have been granted protection due to their presidential status, but Kennedy has been turned down a Secret Service detail despite his family’s history of political assassination.
Kennedy mentioned, “People running for president were not entitled to Secret Service until my dad was shot in ’68.”
Kennedy pointed out that his late uncle, U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy, received protection from then-President Jimmy Carter’s administration when he hinted at running for president due to the family’s encounters with extreme violence. RFK Jr. calls the decision to reject his request for protection unprecedented.
He stated, “The president can give it to anyone. No president ever denied it.” claimed Kennedy is presently on the ballot in Utah. Although that alone is not enough for him to get the necessary 270 electoral college votes to win the White House, he mentioned having a plan to accomplish this before voters head to the polls in November.
He said, “We’ll be in every state. We’re going to do two states a week from now on.”
The Kennedy campaign announced that they have gathered the signatures needed to be on the ballot in Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Hampshire, and North Carolina. Kennedy stated that he will be on Vermont’s ballot starting tomorrow.
The full interview, which also covers the pandemic, Trump and Biden, the situation in the Middle East, and the border, is available for listening.
Trump and Biden have protection due to their presidential status, but Kennedy has been denied a Secret Service detail despite his family’s history of political assassination.
You can listen to the full interview, which also touches on the pandemic, Trump and Biden, the situation in the Middle East, and the border, here.
