Trump Has a Wild New Theory About His Own Safety

Donald Trump’s campaign said the former president was briefed by top U.S. intelligence officials about more attempted assassination attempts against him, this time coordinated by one of the largest powers in the Middle East: Iran.The Republican presidential nominee took to X overnight Tuesday to put the alleged intelligence on blast, claiming that the entire U.S. military is in on the mission to protect him.“Big threats on my life by Iran,” Trump posted. “The entire U.S. Military is watching and waiting. Moves were already made by Iran that didn’t work out, but they will try again. Not a good situation for anyone. I am surrounded by more men, guns, and weapons than I have ever seen before.“Thank you to Congress for unanimously approving far more money to Secret Service—Zero ‘NO’ Votes, strictly bipartisan,” he continued. “Nice to see Republicans and Democrats get together on something. An attack on a former President is a Death Wish for the attacker!”A spokesperson for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence confirmed that they had briefed Trump’s campaign, but declined to offer additional details, reported NBC News.Trump has survived two assassination attempts in recent months, both of which were conducted by U.S. citizens on domestic soil. Thomas Matthew Crooks, who shot at Trump at a Pennsylvania rally on July 13, was a registered Republican. Ryan Wesley Routh, who attempted to shoot Trump at one of his golf courses on Sunday, voted for Trump in 2016 and supported a Nikki Haley–Vivek Ramaswamy Republican ticket.“President Trump was briefed earlier today by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence regarding real and specific threats from Iran to assassinate him in an effort to destabilize and sow chaos in the United States,” Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung said in a statement. “Intelligence officials have identified that these continued and coordinated attacks have heightened in the past few months, and law enforcement officials across all agencies are working to ensure President Trump is protected and the election is free from interference.”

Sep 25, 2024 - 21:00
Trump Has a Wild New Theory About His Own Safety

Donald Trump’s campaign said the former president was briefed by top U.S. intelligence officials about more attempted assassination attempts against him, this time coordinated by one of the largest powers in the Middle East: Iran.

The Republican presidential nominee took to X overnight Tuesday to put the alleged intelligence on blast, claiming that the entire U.S. military is in on the mission to protect him.

“Big threats on my life by Iran,” Trump posted. “The entire U.S. Military is watching and waiting. Moves were already made by Iran that didn’t work out, but they will try again. Not a good situation for anyone. I am surrounded by more men, guns, and weapons than I have ever seen before.

“Thank you to Congress for unanimously approving far more money to Secret Service—Zero ‘NO’ Votes, strictly bipartisan,” he continued. “Nice to see Republicans and Democrats get together on something. An attack on a former President is a Death Wish for the attacker!”

A spokesperson for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence confirmed that they had briefed Trump’s campaign, but declined to offer additional details, reported NBC News.

Trump has survived two assassination attempts in recent months, both of which were conducted by U.S. citizens on domestic soil. Thomas Matthew Crooks, who shot at Trump at a Pennsylvania rally on July 13, was a registered Republican. Ryan Wesley Routh, who attempted to shoot Trump at one of his golf courses on Sunday, voted for Trump in 2016 and supported a Nikki Haley–Vivek Ramaswamy Republican ticket.

“President Trump was briefed earlier today by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence regarding real and specific threats from Iran to assassinate him in an effort to destabilize and sow chaos in the United States,” Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung said in a statement. “Intelligence officials have identified that these continued and coordinated attacks have heightened in the past few months, and law enforcement officials across all agencies are working to ensure President Trump is protected and the election is free from interference.”