{"id":54514,"date":"2024-04-17T13:06:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T17:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=54514"},"modified":"2024-04-17T13:06:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T17:06:16","slug":"is-this-just-careless-or-mean-spirited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=54514","title":{"rendered":"Is This Just Careless Or Mean-Spirited?"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Saturday, One America News<\/a> reported that Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has again been denied Secret Service protection by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has threatened to take legal action against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after being denied secret service protection for the fifth time.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Department Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas concluded that Kennedy does not require Secret Service protection, in a letter to the Kennedy campaign dated March 28th<\/sup>. This decision was made after conferring with an advisory committee that included the Senate Sergeant at Arms and prominent members of Congress.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kennedy\u2019s lawyer, Aaron Siri, responded to Mayorkas\u2019 series of denials in a letter on March 29th<\/sup>, which was posted to X, labeling them \u201ccapricious, an abuse of discretion, and clearly politically motivated.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

…In the letter, Mayorkas and the DHS are accused of \u201cignoring the real risks\u201d to Kennedy, citing an instance at a campaign event that involved a guest carrying two loaded handguns.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Secret Service has extended protection to presidential and vice-presidential candidates since the 1968 assassination of Kennedy\u2019s father and then-Democratic presidential candidate, Robert F. Kennedy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kennedy Jr. is also the nephew of the late President John F. Kennedy, who was killed in office earlier that decade.<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the Secret Service website, requirements for protection include declaring oneself in public, being the target of \u201cgeneral or specific threats\u201d and, in the case of independent and third-party candidates, polling at 20% or higher in the Real Clear Politics national average for a minimum of 30 days.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kennedy\u2019s national average for Real Clear Polling as of Thursday was approximately 11%.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The family history alone should be reason enough for Secretary Mayorkas to provide Secret Service protection. This is simply one more in a list of things that make the Biden administration look vindictive and petty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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