Trump and Carson Campaigns Ask For Secret Service

[LiberalElite]

Source: ABC

Updated 1 hr 2 mins ago
Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ben Carson have requested protection from the Secret Service.

According to a Homeland Security spokesman, the department received official requests Monday for protection from both campaigns. Candidates who are frontrunners typically request protection around this time of year.

The requests from the two candidates have been "under review pursuant to the statutorily required process," the spokesperson told ABC News.

Read more: http://abc7ny.com/news/trump-and-carson-campaigns-ask-for-secret-service/1041029/

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. "....have requested protection from the Secret Service".

Why? Do they expect the Secret Service to harm them?

[LiberalElite]

2. Heh. I didn't notice that nt

[uhnope]

3. But Trump bragged that he was paying for his own campaign

now he wants taxpayer money. Welfare queen.

[Plucketeer]

4. Whataya worried about, Donald?

Everything you do is "the greatest"! Why would anyone wanna do such a great person harm?

[onehandle]

5. No. nt

[former9thward]

6. You now want the Secret Service politicized?

Obama had SS protection at this point in 2007.

[GusFring]

8. Obama was a sitting United States senator? Nt

[murielm99]

10. Obama received more threats than anyone.

The only other Presidential candidate who was even close was Jesse Jackson.

Care to figure out why?

[former9thward]

13. The SS has denied that rumor.

But carry on.

[murielm99]

15. Link?

[former9thward]

18. Sure

http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-congress/2009/12/secret-service-threat-level-against-obama-no-greater-than-under-bush-clinton-023214

http://www.politifact.com/georgia/statements/2013/mar/18/julian-bond/no-concrete-evidence-support-claim/

[NobodyHere]

20. Interesting to read those

[murielm99]

21. Thank you. n/t

[former9thward]

14. And ???

[Geronimoe]

7. Stuff happens

Good luck, however Ben can talk his way out of any threat, cause he's so smart.

[Red Mountain]

19. Talk, hell.

Ben is going to FIGHT his way out.

[Stanley British]

9. Trump should not get any SS protection. I'm pretty sure the U.S. taxpayers disapprove the SS expense

since he can hire Academi to secure his butt.

[murielm99]

11. I would rather see them get the protection,

if they request it. They would politicize any attempts on their lives. Let's keep them safe, but keep them out of office.

[ColesCountyDem]

17. I agree. I would also hate to see either one become a 'martyr' for the GOP.

I'm convinced that Reagan's death in June brought 1,000,000+ sympathy votes to GWB in November 2004.

[Skittles]

12. they can both afford to hire their own

they believe in privatization, don't they?

[trusty elf]

16. Carson doesn't need SS protection, does he?

He can just carry his sign around with him.

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