2024 Elections

RFK Jr. Cancels Iowa State Fair Appearance Citing Increased Security Concerns

Kennedy, who was granted Secret Service protection last month after being denied five times, asked for an indoor stage at the Political Soapbox.
RFK Jr. Cancels Iowa State Fair Appearance Citing Increased Security Concerns
Democratic Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, on Aug. 12, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Jeff Louderback
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Almost a month after a gunman shot and injured former President Donald Trump at an outside rally in Pennsylvania, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. canceled a planned appearance at the Iowa State Fair, citing “increased security concerns.”

Kennedy announced his candidacy in April 2023 and was denied Secret Service protection five times by the Department of Homeland Security before it was swiftly authorized after the July 13 assassination attempt on Trump.

Jeff Louderback
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Jeff Louderback covers major news and politics, including the Make America Healthy Again movement and regenerative farming. Since joining The Epoch Times in 2022, he has covered national elections, the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presidential campaign, the East Palestine train derailment, and the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. Jeff has 30-plus years of professional experience as a reporter, editor, and author.