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RFK Jr targeted by environmental group after dead whale head story resurfaces

RFK Jr targeted by environmental group after dead whale head story resurfaces

A left-wing environmental group is resurfacing a 2012 story about Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. transporting part of a whale carcass across state lines in an effort to have him prosecuted this week. The Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund referenced a 2012 interview with Kennedy’s daughter, Kick Kennedy, with Town and Country Magazine. In the interview, Kick describes her father cutting the head off of a dead whale and strapping it to the roof of their vehicle, before driving from a beach in Massachusetts to Mount Kisco, New York. The center claims the animal was protected by the Marine Mammal Protection and Endangered Species, making it illegal to possess any part of it. They further claim that it was likely a felony violation of the 1900 Lacey Act, “which prohibits the transportation of any wildlife, dead or alive, that was reduced to possession in violation of any state, federal or international regulation or law,” the group told Axios. KENNEDY FAMILY CHOOSES POLITICS OVER FAMILY WITH ENDORSEMENT IN 2024 PRESIDENTIAL RACE Representatives for Kennedy did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Kick, in the interview, recalled how when she was 6 years old, her father heard that a dead whale was on the shore of Hyannis Port’s Squaw Island. She said that as someone who was interested in studying animals, her father went to the site with a chainsaw, removed the head and tied it to his car’s roof with a bungee cord. “Every time we accelerated on the highway, whale juice would pour into the windows of the car, and it was the rankest thing on the planet,” Kick told the magazine, saying the incident happened sometime around 1994. “We all had plastic bags over our heads with mouth holes cut out, and people on the highway were giving us the finger, but that was just normal day-to-day stuff for us,” she added. TRUMP THANKS RFK JR FOR ENDORSEMENT AFTER THIRD-PARTY CANDIDATE SUSPENDS HIS CAMPAIGN: ‘THAT’S BIG’ The center did not immediately respond to questions from Fox News Digital about whether the group has reached out to law enforcement. A letter from the group obtained by Axios calls on Kennedy to surrender any animal remains he may have in his possession. The group is the political action wing of the Center for Biological Diversity, and it advertises its endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris on the landing page of its website. ROBERT F. KENNEDY, JR. LAMBASTS ‘DNC-ALIGNED MAINSTREAM MEDIA,’ ACCUSES THEM OF ENGINEERING HARRIS’ RISE “The 2024 election is crucial for the future of the environment. That’s why we’ve endorsed Kamala Harris for president and are working with our progressive partners to elect climate champions up and down the ticket,” the group wrote. The resurfaced story comes just days after Kennedy withdrew from the 2024 presidential race and endorsed former President Donald Trump.

Biden is in charge of country on second straight vacation, White House insists

Biden is in charge of country on second straight vacation, White House insists

The White House insisted again Monday that President Biden remains in charge of the country despite being on a second straight week of vacation.  During a teleconference Monday, White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby recognized the three-year-anniversary of the Aug. 26, 2021, Abbey Gate suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members and more than 100 Afghans outside Kabul Airport.  Biden, who is at his vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, for the week, notably remained out of public view on the anniversary of the deadly terrorist attack. Last week, Biden was vacationing in California, including when the Israeli military said they launched a preemptive strike destroying thousands of Hezbollah rocket launchers in Lebanon, essentially deterring a major attack by the terrorist group intended for central Israel.   A journalist noted Biden’s public absence in a question to Kirby on Monday. “The President’s public comportment and the paucity of events on his public schedule, as on this very day, have fostered a public perception that Mr. Biden is increasingly disengaged from the presidency,” Newsmax’s James Rosen said on the teleconference. “Time and again, the question I am hearing from members of the general public, and which I put to you here, Admiral, is: Who is running the country?” BIDEN FLIES FROM ONE VACATION TO ANOTHER AFTER VOWING TO END GAZA WAR, WITH MIDDLE EAST ON THE BRINK “Is he a ceremonial figure in some sense at this point?” he added.  “James, now you know better than that. I mean, my goodness, he talked to Prime Minister Modi today,” Kirby said of Biden. “He had calls with leaders in the region and in Europe, President Zelenskyy, last week.  He monitored in real time what was going on over the weekend. I mean, come on.”  “The President is on vacation, but you can never unplug from a job like that, nor does he try to,” Kirby added. “He’s very much in command of making sure we can continue to protect our national security interests here at home and certainly overseas.”  Former President Trump participated in a wreath laying ceremony Monday with relatives of the 13 fallen at Arlington National Cemetery. Biden and Vice President Harris, the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, were both absent but released separate statements listing the names of the 13 U.S. service members killed.  TRUMP EXPECTED TO SLAM HARRIS ON 3RD ANNIVERSARY OF DEADLY AFGHANISTAN ATTACK THAT KILLED 13 AMERICANS Some of the relatives of the fallen took to the stage of the Republican National Convention last month to condemn Biden for never publicly stating their names, and the Trump campaign doubled down on their criticism of the Biden-Harris administration’s Afghanistan withdrawal, noting that Harris had “bragged” about being the last person in the room with Biden before he made the decision. The Trump campaign on Monday also slammed how neither Biden nor Harris, despite their written statements, have ever said the names of the 13 Americans killed out loud publicly and stressed how their handling of the withdrawal “stranded thousands of American citizens and left billions of dollars worth of U.S. equipment behind for the Taliban.”  The statements from Biden and Harris each noted that “America’s longest war” was over and remembered the 2,461 U.S. service members killed and the 20,744 wounded during the two-decade-long conflict. 

Lyndon B Johnson’s presidency began when JFK was assassinated in 1963

Lyndon B Johnson’s presidency began when JFK was assassinated in 1963

Lyndon B. Johnson became the 36th President of the United States when John F. Kennedy was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963.  After finishing Kennedy’s term, Johnson ran in his own right and won the 1964 presidential election in a landslide. Johnson was born on Aug. 27, 1908, in Texas. After attending Southwest Texas State Teachers College, which is now Texas State University in San Marcos, Johnson served in the Navy during World War II as a lieutenant commander. Johnson earned a Silver Star for his service. In November 1934, Johnson married Claudia Alta “Lady Bird” Taylor after meeting in September of that year, according to the LBJ Library website. They had two daughters, Lynda and Luci, who both hosted guests at the White House for their own weddings. DRAWING PARALLELS BETWEEN 1968 & NOW Johnson spent six terms in the House before being elected to the Senate in 1948. He served in the Senate for 12 years, according to the LBJ Library website. During this time, he was elected as the Democrat whip and became the Democrat minority leader in 1953, per the source. During the presidential election of 1960, Kennedy asked Johnson to be his running mate. Kennedy narrowly defeated Richard Nixon, the incumbent Republican vice president, for the White House. PRESIDENTS TARGETED BY BULLETS, BOMBS, AND SUICIDE PLANES IN SHOCKING ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTS: SEE THE LIST On Nov. 22, 1963, Kennedy was assassinated and Johnson became president. He was inaugurated while onboard Air Force One.  When Johnson became the president, he prioritized finalizing bills that were endorsed by Kennedy, putting a large focus on tax cuts and the Civil Rights Act.  In 1964, Johnson ran for president with Hubert Humphrey as his running mate. Johnson beat his Republican opponent, Barry Goldwater, earning 61% of the popular vote, which equaled over 15,000,000 votes, according to the LBJ Library.  During his presidency, Johnson signed multiple bills related to rights for African Americans, such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Civil Rights Act of 1968.  He also signed the 1965 Medicare Amendment to the Social Security Act into law, giving millions of seniors medical care. Johnson played a great role in space exploration during his time in the White House and through his years as president. While he was president, astronauts orbited the moon on Apollo 8 in 1968, marking the first time astronauts left Earth’s orbit. One of the biggest conflicts happening at the time of his presidency was the Vietnam War. Johnson was not able to reach a peaceful end to the conflict, which sparked many protests and controversy in the U.S. Johnson died of a heart attack on Jan. 22, 1973, at 64 years old.