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[Make sure to read Robert Spencer’s contributions in Jamie Glazov’s new book: Barack Obama’s True Legacy: How He Transformed America.]
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted the shocking news on his Twitter/X account 23 minutes after midnight on Saturday morning:
I’m very grateful that alert and fast-acting protectors from Gavin de Becker and Associates (GDBA) spotted and detained an armed man who attempted to approach me at my Hispanic Heritage speech at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles tonight. The man, wearing two shoulder holsters with loaded pistols and spare ammunition magazines was carrying a U.S. Marshal badge on a lanyard and beltclip federal ID. He identified himself as a member of my security detail. Armed GDBA team members moved quickly to isolate and detain the man until LAPD arrived to make the arrest. I’m also grateful to LAPD for its rapid response. I’m still entertaining a hope that President Biden will allow me Secret Service protection. I am the first presidential candidate in history to whom the White House has denied a request for protection.
The Epoch Times reported Friday night that the LAPD “received a call at around 4:30 p.m. reporting that a male was in front of the event venue with ‘a badge on their lapel, a gun, and a shoulder holster, and claimed to be a U.S. Marshall [sic].’”Breitbart noted, also on Friday, that “the man arrived at the event and claimed to be employed by the organizers. Campaign security officials, however, did not recognize him, and detained him until police arrived. The man was found to be carrying a handgun and ammunition. He will likely face charges of impersonating a police officer or federal agent, and possibly unlawful possession of firearms.”
That’s about all we know at this point, but it’s enough to send a chill down the spine. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s father and uncle were both assassinated in two of the most famous and traumatic incidents in the history of the United States. Back in July, RFK Jr. himself announced that “since the assassination of my father in 1968, candidates for president are provided Secret Service protection. But not me.” He added: “Typical turnaround time for pro forma protection requests from presidential candidates is 14-days [sic]. After 88-days [sic] of no response and after several follow-ups by our campaign, the Biden Administration just denied our request. Secretary Mayorkas: ‘I have determined that Secret Service protection for Robert F Kennedy Jr is not warranted at this time.’”
Mayorkas was operating within the letter of the law. The Secret Service itself explains that “by law” it is “authorized to protect,” among others, “major presidential and vice presidential candidates, and their spouses within 120 days of a general presidential election.” That would mean that the agency is only required to protect RFK from July 5, 2024, if he is still a major presidential candidate by then. In practice, however, candidates can get Secret Service protection before the 120-day threshold if they are receiving serious death threats.
Is a guy claiming to be a U.S. marshal and/or employed by organizers of a Kennedy event and carrying loaded pistols and spare ammunition magazines a serious death threat to the candidate? The possibility cannot be discounted at this point. And in his July tweet about not receiving Secret Service protection, Kennedy said that he had given the agency a “67-page report from the world’s leading protection firm, detailing unique and well-established security and safety risks.”
There are precedents for giving RFK Jr. Secret Service protection now. When another one of his uncles, Ted Kennedy, was running for president in 1980, the man he was trying to unseat, Jimmy Carter, acted swiftly. The Washington Post reported on Sept. 21, 1979, that “President Carter ordered the Secret Service yesterday to provide immediate protection for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D.Mass.), whose consideration of a presidential campaign has raised the fear of an assassination attempt such as those that struck down two of his brothers.” By law, Ted Kennedy would only have been entitled to Secret Service protection starting in early July 1980.
The Biden regime should demonstrate the same decency now if it is capable of doing so. Given the regime’s contempt for the law and determination to crush all opposition, however, it won’t surprise anyone if it ignores or refuses RFK Jr.’s renewed request for Secret Service protection, even after this incident. Surprise us for once, Joe, and do the decent thing. It won’t redeem the rest of your miserable public career, but it will give you a chance to show that you’re not entirely a mendacious, self-serving kleptocrat.
How about an investigative follow up into the person arrested ? – background, affiliations, etc.
Yes, for sure.
The investigation should check whether any of the 20 LLC’s used for the Biden money laundering scheme transferred any funds to this dude. Otoh, history shows the Dems/leftists have deliberately promoted violence, have inserted agents within audiences to agitate for violence. J6 is but one instance of the Dems/leftists following that pattern. There are probably more. The Dems/leftists are capable of almost anything to assure they retain power.
Only if it benefits democrats….like a white supremacist.
These are not decent people. RFK Jr. isn’t playing on their team as Bernie Sanders did on behalf of Hilary and Biden. Why should he? He’ll always be an outsider. Of course he can’t get SS protection, they’re working up the road in Malibu.
If somebody tries to kill you, that’s not a joke. I know from experience. That shit needs to be taken seriously.
I’m not surprised that you have enemies as you sound like a real A hole
It’s understandable, Bobo. Discussing anything with a liberal is much like explaining a train schedule to a dog. It may sit there, wagging its tail, lolling its tongue, and appearing to be paying attention. But at the end of the day, the capacity for cogent thought just doesn’t exist. It’s not its fault. It’s just the way its brain is wired. Then it will go off into a corner and lick its own rear end.
It’s no different with the dog.
THANKS! The best laugh I’ve had all morning!
Blow my asshole. You probably enjoy giving rim jobs. Pucker up.
And your screen name is based on a real life asshole, so you’re a hypocrite.
Whoever down voted me sucks the dicks of dead men.
Not wanting to die makes one an A hole? On what planet?
I’d wager that Sleazy Joe took the botched attempt on JFK Jr. with disappointment, and then forgot completely all about it 2 minutes afterwards.
China paid good money for Sleepy’s services. They’d like their investment to yield dividends for 4 more years, so I’d wager Xi was also disappointed at the botched attempt.
The people most likely to assassinate him are the people the unelected biden administration would provide.
The Radical Dems would like nothing better than for JFK to get ”whacked” as he is a heretic/traitor to them , even worse than TRump
But that aside I suspect that this nut-job is not an assassin, just some vigelante type who has taken upon himself to be part of the security detail to protect JFK … he’s a self styled ”bodyguard” and I’d guess his firearms are legal with permit to carry
Democrats know what to do with “problem” Kennedys. They’re looking to score a turkey with RFK Jr.
A trained assassin doesn’t get caught. A nut job at best.
Most assassins have been nut jobs. They are
Easier to recruit and more expenable than professionals.
Kinda like John Hinkley Jr.
Since he only tried to kill hayseed Reagan, and not our benevolent messiah, Jug-eared Barry, he was released back into society.
(Flaming liberal version of “no harm; no foul”.)
Bless y’all’s heart. The CIA and the KGB have been in the assassination game for longer than most here have been alive. They do not get caught…ever. Even their expendables have multiple layers of coverage. This is some liberal boob with a axe to grind.
I’m not so sure. For example, Epstein’s was a pro. Of course, with billionaires involved, they could afford hire the best.
My husband had a western MD friend in the Far East. He treated an actual assassin for a health issue. He was a small dude, skinny, did not look the part at all. He was very adept with some especially deadly MA tactics, not the competitive sport type. Not many, if any at all, would use the attire of law enforcement, especially when it is so easy to attend a political speech.
True.
He was far from professional with his tactic.
He does look like a loony.
“The Biden regime should demonstrate the same decency now if it is capable of doing so.”
Whatever can be said about Jimmy Carter, his decency exceeds that of Joe Biden. Just one more step in Joe’s run for worst POTUS of all time.
But Biden has been showing us he is an “entirely a mendacious, self-serving kleptocrat” for years, at least to those paying attention. I doubt he’s capable of demonstrating any decency at this point.
I don’t expect the shameless indecent Biden to do anything decent. Period.
He claimed to be part of the security detail, but his brother who dropped him off said that the entire matter was a misunderstanding. His brother is an unemployed EMT, and had been told that there was a security job for him there. Where did he get the U.S Marshall badge? Is it a coincidence that his last name is Aispuro? Is it a coincidence that the wife of El Chapo, is Aispuro? Wasn’t she let out of prison recently?
Emma (El Chapo’s wife) could have recently been let out of her Virginia prison, i’m not sure. But possibly Brandon wanted some powder for his kid, Hunter, and Emma was not that far away in VA.
She had been put away for selling drugs in Virginia.
We all know one thing for sure. The Globalists will stop at nothing to get what they want. If RFK jr. is gaining steam on being a strong candidate with common sense politicies, he will encounter evil doers.
Who pays this guy? That is the question. I agree with the other posters that only a nutjob or paid actor would dress like that to intimidate a candidate. Is someone trying to give RFKjr a message, as in, “You don’t want to do this”?
I am not a fan of RFK jr BUT he does deserve secret service protection. And it sounds like Obama knows he can’t control RFK so he wants him out of the running.
Interesting facial hair
Could it be?
Nah
Robert – You need to sit in the corner for 15 minutes. You said “Biden regime…” and “…..decency” in the same sentence!
Perhaps, but we do not know at this point. the BETTER QUESTION is this…..Why did Joe Biden Administration Deny Robert Kennedy Jr. Presidential Protection. What was the Reason?
you can’t do the decent thing if you don’t have any . decency is an attribute neither he or anyone else in DC has . self serving is the hallmark of most political representatives if not all .
Kennedy is one of the last of a breed of honest, decent, politicians who care about American Citizens more than for the power of the Marxist Democrat Leadership. Marxist Democrats want him out of the race at any cost because he can bring a large portion of the voting block party back to its senses again. If he does that the Marxist march forward would be weakened.