Topline
Former President Donald Trump claimed there were threats against his life coming from Iran, in a social media post early Wednesday, shortly after intelligence officials briefed him and his campaign about potential Tehran-backed plots to assassinate him and cause chaos in the U.S.
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Key Facts
In a post on his Truth Social platform, the former president said there were “big threats” from Iran that the U.S. military is “watching and waiting,” adding that this was “not a good situation for anyone.”
Trump wrote that “moves were already made by Iran that didn’t work out, but they will try again,” without offering any specifics.
The former president’s post thanked Congress for unanimously passing legislation to boost security for all presidential candidates, noting: “Nice to see Republicans and Democrats get together on something.”
Trump said he was now surrounded by “more men, guns, and weapons than I have ever seen before” and warned that any efforts to target him “is a Death Wish for the attacker!”
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News Peg
Trump’s post was made shortly after his campaign announced he was briefed by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on “real and specific threats from Iran to assassinate him…to destabilize and sow chaos in the United States.” The campaign said intelligence authorities have “identified that these continued and coordinated attacks have heightened in the past few months,” without specifying any particular incident.
Crucial Quote
After outlining the intelligence briefing, the Trump campaign’s Communications Director, Steven Cheung, attacked Vice President Kamala Harris, saying: “Make no mistake, the terror regime in Iran loves the weakness of Kamala Harris, and is terrified of the strength and resolve of President Trump.”
