RFK Jr. has had his Secret Service protection taken away after suspending his 2024 race and backing Trump | 25 Aug 2024 | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will no longer have Secret Service protection after pausing his 2024 campaign for president -- but vowing to still run in November on the ballot in all but 10 states... The Democrat-turned-independent is still running in 40 of the 50 states, but he will no longer tout with him the Secret Service security detail Joe Biden instructed to provide protection for the candidate last month. The directive for USSS detail to protect Kennedy originally came after the assassination attempt against Donald Trump at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. When candidates for president drop out, it's standard procedure for their protective detail to be pulled. But RFK Jr. is technically still in the race and has not ended his White House bid -- though he no longer has a path toward victory.