Biden Plays With RFK's Life
Biden's denial of a Secret Service detail puts RFK Jr and the Republic at risk
(President Biden at a speaking event, photo source: Gage Skidmore, wiki commons. No changes made)
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President Biden has repeatedly ignored demands to give a serious presidential contender the protection both he and the republic need. We are a year away from election day and there have been three major security breaches (two from the same guy) involving independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The first incident happened when a man dressed as a federal marshal attempted to muscle his way up to Kennedy during an event in California. This man was armed to the teeth and was fortunately intercepted by Kennedy’s private security detail.
Kennedy called on President Biden to give him the Secret Service protection afforded to every major presidential candidate for decades. Biden denied his request.
The second incident came when a man broke into Kennedy’s house while RFK Jr and his wife were home. The man was arrested and then released by police later that day. Immediately, he again broke into the Kennedy home and was arrested again.
Subsequent calls to increase Kennedy’s security have come from all sides. Even Republican CPAC chairman Matt Schlapp called on Biden to designate a dedicated security detail to RFK Jr.
In another appeal, Kennedy has asked for security not for himself but for those around him. RFK Jr. raises a good point. Assassins are not always known for their accuracy. Many may remember that an attempted assassination of President Park Chung Hee of South Korea resulted in a stray bullet killing the president’s wife. In other cases, in the U.S., presidential staff have been put at risk by stray bullets. Press Secretary James Brady was near-fatally wounded after an attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan.
However, outside a President’s family and aides, the stability of the Republic is put a risk. The ability of the people to choose their representative must not be subordinated to an assassin’s veto.
Within living memory, we have seen the instability set off by the assassination of presidential contenders, specifically those within the Kennedy family. Much of the turmoil of the 1960s was defined by the assassination of RFK Jr.’s uncle President John F. Kennedy while campaigning in Dallas in 1963, and his father Senator Robert F. Kennedy while campaigning for President in California in 1968.
(Biden pictured with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, bust of RFK over Biden’s right shoulder, source: public domain)
Biden, who has a bust of Senator Robert F. Kennedy in the Oval Office (and plagiarized parts of his speeches), should understand the importance of protecting candidates for office. However, the White House has been mum as to why RFK Jr. has been repeatedly denied Secret Service protection.
While it may be politically convenient to keep treating Kennedy as if he is not the serious presidential contender that he is, Biden’s treatment transcends political convenience. Sometimes presidents are required to do things that require courage and character, Biden must display that character by making certain our candidates for office are safe. Secret Service protection for Robert F. Kennedy is an issue of health for the Republic.