After being hurt in a weekend assassination attempt, former US president Donald Trump is calling for independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr to get Secret Service protection.
“In light of what is going on in the world today, I believe it is imperative that Robert F Kennedy Jr receive Secret Service protection – immediately,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
“Given the history of the Kennedy Family, this is the obvious right thing to do!”
Kennedy’s father, Robert F Kennedy, was shot and killed while campaigning for president and his uncle, president John F Kennedy, was assassinated while in office.
Trump is expected to announce his vice presidential pick on Monday – the first day of the Republican National Convention.
It remains unclear whether the shooting on Saturday at his Pennsylvania rally has changed the former president’s thinking about his potential second-in-command.
The roll call vote to nominate Trump’s pick is expected on Monday, according to a person with direct knowledge of the schedule who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The person cautioned that Trump could always change his mind.
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