Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addresses the Libertarian Party's national convention in Washington, U.S., May 24, 2024. Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will receive Secret Service protection at the direction of President Joe Biden as a result of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, U.S. "In light of this weekend's events, the president has directed me to work with the Secret Service to provide protection to Robert Kennedy Jr.," Mayorakas said at the White House during a daily briefing. "Thank you to President Biden for granting me Secret Service protection," Kennedy said on X.Trump, who was shot at Saturday by a 20-year-old gunman during a rally in Pennsylvania, has urged the U.S. government to provide Secret Service protection to Kennedy, who had been repeatedly denied a Secret Service detail. Trump wrote a post on the Truth Social app.

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Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Alejandro Mayorkas, Robert Kennedy Jr, Mayorakas, Biden, Kennedy, Trump Organizations: Libertarian Party's, U.S . Homeland, Service, White, U.S Locations: Washington , U.S, U.S, Pennsylvania