Biden-Harris admin withdraws Secret Service protection for RFK Jr. after he suspends campaign, endorses Trump

The Secret Service will no longer provide security for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as of Sunday after the independent candidate announced he was suspending his presidential campaign and throwing his support to former President Donald Trump, the New York Post reported. The two officially joined forces Friday during a campaign rally with Turning Point Action in Arizona.

"Law-enforcement sources told The Post on Sunday that his Secret Service protection was ending after his bow-out, and the agency later confirmed it," the Post said. A rep for the agency told the outlet  "That’s correct. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is no longer receiving US Secret Service protection."

After refusing to do so, President Joe Biden finally agreed to provide Secret Service protection for Kennedy after the failed assassination attempt against Trump on July 13 in Butler, PA. Kennedy had publicly and privately asked for Secret Service protection throughout most of his presidential campaign, noting that both his father, Attorney General Robert Kennedy, and his uncle, President John Kennedy, were victims of assassins. Kennedy’s legal team reportedly claimed to have evidence of at least 34 threats against the candidate.

Kennedy has emphasized that he is “suspending” and not “terminating” his campaign and will only take his name off the ballot in 10 of the battleground states where Trump must be competitive in order to beat Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris on Nov. 5. The Democratic Party prevented Kennedy from running in the primaries against Biden and harassed his campaign with efforts to remove his name from the presidential ballot in several states, Kennedy's running mate Nicole Shanahan said, as has Kennedy.

The Secret Service is charged with providing security to the president, vice president, their immediate family members, former presidents, visiting heads of state, children of former presidents (until 16 years old), former first ladies, and major presidential candidates. The Secret Service has fallen into disrepute after utterly failing to prevent the assassination attempt against Trump, despite overwhelming evidence that a threat by shooter Thomas Crooks was on-scene and positioned to kill the president. Former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned after a bipartisan committee indicated that it had lost faith in her leadership.