{"id":2294592,"date":"2024-07-14T11:28:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T15:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-gov-demands-more-secret-services-but-not-for-trump\/"},"modified":"2024-07-14T11:29:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T15:29:51","slug":"dem-gov-demands-more-secret-services-but-not-for-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-gov-demands-more-secret-services-but-not-for-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Dem Gov Demands More Secret Services \u2026 But Not for Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdem-gov-demands-more-secret-services-but-not-for-trump%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2294592&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A call for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-j-federal-judge-speaks-out-1-year-after-targeted-attack-on-family\/\" title=\"N.J. federal judge speaks out 1 year after targeted attack on family\">increased protection<\/a> has been made\u200d for independent presidential \u200ccandidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. by Democratic Colorado\u2063 Gov. Jared Polis following an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amnesty-international-strips-aleksei-navalny-of-prisoner-of-conscience-status-for-decades-old-comments-on-immigration\/\" title=\"Amnesty International Strips Aleksei Navalny Of \u2018Prisoner Of Conscience\u2019 Status For Decades-Old Comments On Immigration\">assassination attempt<\/a> on former President Donald Trump. \u200dRFK Jr. had requested Secret Service protection due \u2064to \u200bconcerns about his \u2064safety, \u2062citing break-ins at his house and other incidents. Despite calls\u2064 for increased protection for\u200b both \u200bTrump and RFK Jr., reports indicate that these requests have been denied. RFK Jr. praised Trump&#8217;s courage after the assassination attempt and\u200b called for a change in the tone of the campaign to inspire kindness and unity.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 14, 2024 at 6:46am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump has led to a call for increased protection, but not for Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis waded into the long-simmering dispute between independent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">presidential candidate<\/a> Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Biden administration to seek <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rfk-jr-makes-gross-admission-says-parasite-ate-part-brain-cognitive-problems-clearly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Secret Service<\/a> protection for Kennedy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI encourage @POTUS to immediately provide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senators-demand-fbi-secret-service-records-on-alleged-hunter-biden-gun-incident\/\" title=\"GOP Senators Demand FBI, Secret Service Records On Alleged Hunter Biden Gun Incident\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fake-kamala-got-loomered-laura-loomer-catches-kamala-harris-body-double-at-palm-beach-polling-place-video-photos\/\" title=\"FAKE KAMALA GOT LOOMERED! --Laura Loomer Catches Kamala Harris BODY DOUBLE at Palm Beach Polling Place! (VIDEO -PHOTOS)\">secret service<\/a> protection<\/a> for @RobertKennedyJr,\u201d Polis <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jaredpolis\/status\/1812304579452702825\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I encourage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?\">@POTUS<\/a> to immediately provide secret service protection for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertKennedyJr?\">@RobertKennedyJr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jared Polis (@jaredpolis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaredpolis\/status\/1812304579452702825?\">July 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The candidate\u2018s father, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, was shot to death in 1968 while campaigning for the Democratic nomination for president. His uncle was President John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in Dallas in 1963.<\/p>\n<p>In October, RFK JR.\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-rfk-jr-special-public-plea-another-intruder-broke-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">campaign<\/a> released a letter sent to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas calling for Secret Service protection, noting that failure to give him protection violates a long-standing precedent.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Reminder, RFK Jr. needs Secret Service protection. ASAP. It\u2019s completely unacceptable that it has been witheld, especially given his family history.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charliekirk11\/status\/1812280398266900624?\">July 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  Noting a break-in at his house and an armed man who attended a campaign event, the <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.nationbuilder.com\/joinkennedy\/pages\/2784\/attachments\/original\/1698346540\/Kennedy-secret-service-protection-request-Secretary-Mayorkas.pdf?1698346540\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a> said RFK Jr. \u201cbelieves he is being followed by people who intend to kill him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven all that is known, please reconsider your decision to refuse Secret Service protection to presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr, and allow protection to commence as soon as possible. As the law intends, the Secret Service can help protect the candidate and the electoral process, while also reducing risk to others in the candidate\u2019s environment, including members of the general public,\u201d the letter said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I have to agree with Bobby Kennedy Jr. Now is the time to pray for President Trump and his family and all those attending the rally which was disrupted by an active shooter. We must also DEMAND that Secret Service Protection be extended to RFK Jr.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HealTheDivide?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HealTheDivide<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p1dqJNbwMd\">pic.twitter.com\/p1dqJNbwMd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gregory Latham Jr (@B7grWinning) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/B7grWinning\/status\/1812267400051425622?\">July 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RobertKennedyJr\/status\/1702901035243823354\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a>, RFK Jr. noted that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rfk-jr-reveals-bidens-armed-man-arrested-trying-approach-candidate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he was<\/a> \u201cthe first presidential candidate in history to whom the White House has denied a request for protection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Increased protection for Trump had been requested but denied, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/mayorkas-denied-repeated-requests-more-secret-service-protection-trump-gop-lawmaker-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>RFK Jr. praised Trump after Saturday\u2019s assassination attempt, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/13\/us-news\/rfk-jr-says-trumps-courage-was-inspirational-with-fist-pump-after-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>, saying Trump\u2019s \u201ccourage\u201d was \u201cinspirational\u201d after he was shot during a Pennsylvania rally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI sent a message out, a note out to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/13\/us-news\/the-show-will-go-on-trump-campaign-says-rnc-is-still-on-for-next-week-after-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Trump<\/a> tonight and to his family, telling him how relieved I am that he was not more than badly injured, wishing him quick recovery, thanking him for his career during that event, which was inspirational,\u201d Kennedy said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Reminder that RFK Jr still doesn\u2019t have secret service protection <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5zse7cnXPf\">pic.twitter.com\/5zse7cnXPf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Woke Golden Boy (@wokegoldenboy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wokegoldenboy\/status\/1812253449033293842?\">July 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  \u201cI really hope that President Biden reaches out to President Trump and offers him a podium somewhere with the two of these men and reassure the nation \u2026 to make an effort to change the tone of this campaign, so that we all can sort of inspire us all to start being kind to each other,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/body><\/html><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump has sparked a call for increased protection, not for Trump himself, but for independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has urged President Biden to provide Secret Service protection for Kennedy, citing concerns for his safety given his family history of political assassinations. Kennedy has also requested protection due to threats he has received, including a break-in at his home and an armed individual at a campaign event. Despite requests for increased protection for Trump being denied, Kennedy praised Trump&#8217;s courage after the recent assassination attempt and called for unity in the political campaign. The importance of the 2024 election and the need for support in fighting against corruption and misinformation in the media was emphasized in a message from The Western Journal&#8217;s Deputy Managing Editor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":661,"featured_media":2294593,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Donald-Trump-11.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4912,4173,34993,3634],"class_list":["post-2294592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrat","tag-governor","tag-secret-services","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Donald-Trump-11.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2294592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/661"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2294592"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2294592\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2294593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2294592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2294592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2294592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}