Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lauded WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s release from prison and called for a statue to be erected in his image « as a civics lesson to the American public about the importance of free speech » on « Piers Morgan Uncensored » Tuesday.
Independent presidential aspirant Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lauded WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s release from prison and called for a statue to be erected in his image.
Kennedy, 70, who had long been a proponent of pardoning Assange, also re-upped his well-worn push for him and NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden to be pardoned, while upholding the pair as models for the country.
“We should not just release Julian Assange and Edwin (sic) Snowden, but … we should build a monument to them in Washington as a civics lesson to the American public about the importance of free speech,” Kennedy contended on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” Tuesday.
“A transparent government is the essence of democracy. That’s what Julian Assange did for us,” he said, noting that the government will “constantly try to increase its power by reducing transparency.”
The White House hopeful conveyed a similar sentiment on social media Monday shortly after news broke of the agreement between Assange and the US government.
