Police arrest armed man at Robert F. Kennedy Jr. campaign event in California
USA TodayOct 01, 2023
RFK Jr. Reissues Call for Secret Service Protection After Security Incident
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The Facts
An armed man impersonating a US Marshal was arrested Friday afternoon at a Robert F. Kennedy Jr. campaign event in Los Angeles and taken into custody, according to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).
The LAPD identified the suspect Saturday as Adrian Aispuro. Authorities say the 44-year-old came to the event wearing a US Marshals service badge and was carrying a fully loaded gun in his holster.
The Spin
Establishment-critical narrative
RFK Jr. absolutely deserves Secret Service protection, and Friday’s campaign event scare is just another example of how he's at uniquely high risk. The history of the Kennedy family should be enough to warrant this service, but Pres. Biden has refused to grant his Democratic opponent the security he needs. This, when contrasted with the Secret Service protection allowed for Hunter Biden, shows a hypocritical and dangerous hypocrisy by the White House.
Pro-establishment narrative
RFK Jr. is asking for special Secret Service protection that's not usually granted during a primary election, and he is claiming that Pres. Biden is denying him security protection is political posturing. Kennedy is trying to use his family’s history to get protection that no other candidate receives and is spreading dangerous misinformation about the process of receiving Secret Service protection.
