Robert F. Kennedy has reacted to the withdrawal of his US Secret Service (USSS) protection and said he is “technically” still running for President. Speaking to Tucker Carlson, he confirmed the protection had been pulled and said this was unjustified because he is still on the ballot in 40 of the 50 states. “I did not terminate my campaign,” he insisted.
The USSS protects Presidents, former Presidents and their families, as well as Presidential candidates. When election contenders pull out of the race, security can be scaled back or ended altogether.
Mr. Kennedy went on to tell Carlson that he believes the cessation of his protection was politically motivated and “weaponized.” He also told the former Fox anchor that Donald Trump has asked him to join his transition team if he is elected in November. The transition team’s role is to advise the President on how best to transfer power from one administration to another and help select up to 4,000 new staff for the incoming administration.
In exchange for his backing, Trump promised Kennedy they would look closely at vaccinations and subsequently made speeches criticizing the practice of immunizing babies, which he suggested could “alter” them “radically.” The former President has also promised to release all remaining classified information regarding the assassination of his new ally’s uncle, President John F. Kennedy.
Robert Kennedy has repeatedly stated that he believes the CIA was involved in his relative’s assassination in Dallas in 1963 and that the CIA is still engaging in underground activity, specifically related to the media. At a campaign rally in May, the former Democrat told his audience that NPR is led by a CIA agent – Katherine Maher. Kennedy said that “Operation Mockingbird” was still alive and well in America, and that the liberal media is a propaganda tool of the CIA.
Operation Mockingbird was a program that some believe was launched by the federal intelligence agency during the Cold War. Under the scheme, the CIA sent its agents to work at America’s most influential media outlets to manipulate stories and help shape public opinion in the United States.