This RFK Jr. tweet is being called out. When you see it...

[demmiblue]

Since the assassination of my father in 1968, candidates for president are provided Secret Service protection. But not me.

Typical turnaround time for pro forma protection requests from presidential candidates is 14-days. After 88-days 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."
Our campaign's request included a 67-page report from the world's leading protection firm, detailing unique and well established security and safety risks aside from commonplace death threats.

[brush]

1. Do all the other nnnounced candidates get it?

[brooklynite]

25. No.

Nominees get it by default. Candidates get it when the Secret Service identifies a need.

[brush]

31. That's what I thought. RFK jr seems to be a bit selfish...

not ot mention nutty, anti-vaxx and on and on.

[milestogo]

2. He can't afford his own protection?

[Xavier Breath]

5. Yep, that last name is good for more than

pulling 10% of low-information Democrat-leaners in a survey.

What the hell does he need with SS protection, anyway? Assassination aint our schtick, and if we didn't kill Trump then we sure as hell don't care about his lame ass. And the MAGAts, the true assassination danger, like him.

What a whiny dick.

[milestogo]

11. Its called playing the Assassination card.

Very few can pull it off.

[Xavier Breath]

14. Well, yeah, I'd have to admit that he's got us there.

[Dorian Gray]

34. It's also playing the

extreme dog whistle card. Getting 14 & 88 in the same post so seamlessly.

https://www.dictionary.com/e/politics/1488/

There is no rule about a primary candidate getting Secret Service help, and there Is no time frame in the parameters.

It's a dog-whistle, and he's a kook who is embracing the love from those who come when they hear the whistle.

[Yavin4]

3. I declare my candidacy for the presidency.

Now, where is my secret service detail?

[MorbidButterflyTat]

28. Me

too.

And I'd like to choose my own.

[Renew Deal]

4. Does ANY other candidate have secret service right now?

Besides that... He will never be president. In fact, he can "win" all of the primaries and he will not be the nominee.

[haele]

6. After the primary, the major candidates get protection, not before.

Before the primaries, it's every person for themselves.
If he's that worried, he can hire his own security.

Haele

[WarGamer]

10. Obama got his detail in May 2007

[canetoad]

18. Yep

One is black, the other is a Kennedy; I can see the similarity.

[WarGamer]

19. Just pointing out there is flexibility in the sebject.

[onenote]

23. Well, two Kennedys were shot by assassins.

I don't think he should get protection, but I'm not sure the distinction you're drawing is that strong.

[milestogo]

13. Or stop being such an asshole that people hate him.

[Sky Jewels]

7. He's such a lying, unlikable whiner.

Completely devoid of charm, charisma, or humor.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

29. IOW

A MAGAt Republican.

[WarGamer]

8. Obama received Secret Service Protection in May of 2007, 18 months before election day

McCain was OFFERED SS protection the same day but he declined it.

RFK Jr meets the guidelines in the documents listed BUT it's not an automatic approval.

[rickford66]

9. Why would a wingnut harm him ? They love him.

[Celerity]

12. the POS just had to work '14' AND '88' into his statement

14 Words is a reference to the popular white supremacist slogan: "We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children."

88 is a white supremacist numerical code for "Heil Hitler." H is the eighth letter of the alphabet, so 88 = HH = Heil Hitler.

[dalton99a]

17. He's a weirdo. Nobody writes like that e.g. 1-week has 7-days

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[Sky Jewels]

20. JFC.

Cheryl Hines should admit her psycho husband to an institution.

[Dorian Gray]

36. Maybe if she does that

I can stop side eyeing her.

[demmiblue]

21. Bingo!

[Elessar Zappa]

24. Wow.

I hope to god that it’s just a coincidence. RFK jr. is a lot of things but I never thought he would embrace Nazi symbolism.

[Celerity]

27. It INSTANTLY stuck out for me. Surely he has someone proofreading his shit before he hits send.

Seems like a wilful 'wink and a nod' to chum the e-waters for chaos-causing RW followers.

[SMC22307]

30. It's not. He's aligned himself with Steven Bannon and Roger Stone.

Now I need to hop over to Twitter to read the responses to his tweet because I hope he's getting f-ing hammered.

[Dorian Gray]

35. Right

the sole purpose of his grievance post was to dog whistle to white supremacists. Why? I don't think he even knows anymore.

[JohnSJ]

15. Here is the reasoning

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/shows/meetthepress/blog/rcna96926

[rogue emissary]

16. The crazies with the guns love him.

Those of us that see him as an anti-Semitic and racist bigot. All we're know for is drafting a scathing letter.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

22. Is everyone ignoring the 14-88 thing, or do people just not know, even after recent years??

[emulatorloo]

26. I didn't know, I just googled it.

Nazi dog whistles. Holy crap this guy is despicable.

[Demsrule86]

33. I never knew about it until your OP...I put a link in my reply here...very iteresting.

Kennedy is an arrogant piece of garbage.

[Demsrule86]

32. Another poster wrote an OP saying this was a right wing racist slur.

"Typical turnaround time for pro forma protection requests from presidential candidates is 14-days. After 88-days 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."
Our campaign's request included a 67-page report from the world's leading protection firm, detailing unique and well established security and safety risks aside from commonplace death threats.

This is not true. There is no "pro forma" protection or "turnaround time." Secret Service protection is granted only a few months before election day to candidates. He's lying and using hate symbols as a dogwhistle.

1488 is a combination of two popular white supremacist numeric symbols. The first symbol is 14, which is shorthand for the "14 Words" slogan: "We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children." The second is 88, which stands for "Heil Hitler" (H being the 8th letter of the alphabet). Together, the numbers form a general endorsement of white supremacy" and its beliefs.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=18128416
https://www.adl.org/resources/hate-symbols/search

[sdfernando]

37. Courting white supremist

is a sure way get more Democratic votes...