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RFK Jr. Loses Secret Service Protection After Suspending Campaign, Backing Trump

Kennedy was denied Secret Service protection five times by the Department of Homeland Security before receiving it after the assassination attempt on Trump.
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RFK Jr. Loses Secret Service Protection After Suspending Campaign, Backing Trump
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gives remarks at the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel in Phoenix, Ariz., on Aug. 23, 2024. Rebecca Noble/Getty Images
Jeff Louderback
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Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will no longer receive Secret Service protection after he announced on Aug. 23 that he was suspending his campaign in 10 battleground states and urging voters in those states to support former President Donald Trump instead.

“Mr. Kennedy no longer has USSS protection,” Kennedy’s press secretary, Stefanie Spear, told The Epoch Times on Aug. 25.

Jeff Louderback
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Jeff Louderback covers news and features on the White House and executive agencies for The Epoch Times. He also reports on Senate and House elections. A professional journalist since 1990, Jeff has a versatile background that includes covering news and politics, business, professional and college sports, and lifestyle topics for regional and national media outlets.