Trump Briefed on New ‘Real and Specific’ Assassination Threat: ‘The Entire U.S. Military Is Watching and Waiting’
Former President Donald Trump is facing heightened threats to his life, primarily linked to Iran, including specific assassination plots aimed at destabilizing the United States. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence recently briefed Trump on these risks, indicating a serious and ongoing danger. In response, Trump has expressed a defiant stance, asserting that the U.S. military is on high alert and emphasizing the bipartisan congressional support for increasing his Secret Service security. Recent events add gravity to the situation, as there have been two near-assassination attempts on Trump within the past months.
One attempt occurred in Pennsylvania, narrowly missing its target, and another was thwarted by the Secret Service at Trump’s golf course in Florida. Intelligence indicates that these coordinated threats have intensified recently, and law enforcement agencies are collaborating to safeguard Trump and ensure electoral integrity. The assassination plots are reportedly linked to Iran, which seeks revenge for actions taken against its leaders, further complicating the security landscape around the former president. Congress has unanimously approved measures to enhance his protection, which is now pending presidential approval.
Even after two assassination attempts, the risks to former President Donald Trump’s life are getting higher.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Tuesday gave Trump a briefing about “real and specific threats from Iran to assassinate him in an effort to destabilize and sow chaos in the United States,” campaign spokesman Steve Cheung said in a statement, according to NBC News.
And Trump, in his own statement, remains defiant.
In a post published to the social media platform X early Wednesday, Trump declared that “the entire U.S. Military is watching and waiting,” and praised Congress for passing bills in both Houses that would guarantee him the same level of Secret Service security as President Joe Biden.
Big threats on my life by Iran. 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…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 25, 2024
“Big threats on my life by Iran. 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,” he wrote. “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. Nice to see Republicans and Democrats get together on something. An attack on a former President is a Death Wish for the attacker!”
The House on Friday passed the bill upping Trump’s security by a vote of 405-0, according to The Associated Press.
The Senate unanimously approved a companion bill on Tuesday, according to CNN. The measure now awaits Biden’s signature to become law.
Iran has already been officially linked to at least one plot to assassinate Trump with the arrest of a Pakistani man in July suspected of trying to recruit hit teams in the U.S. to kill Trump and other officials.
Iranian computer hackers have also targeted the Trump campaign, offering stolen information over the summer to the Biden presidential campaign before Biden withdrew from his re-election bid, according to CNN.
In addition to Trump’s hard line against Tehran while he was in office, and his unstinting support for Israel, the Iranians are still seeking revenge for the killing of Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani in January 2020 in a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad, Iraq.
The development comes after two known assassination attempts on Trump in recent months.
One in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13 came within a hair’s breadth of succeeding. The gunman was killed at the scene.
The other, on Sept. 15 at the Trump International Golf Course near West Palm Beach, Florida, was foiled by the Secret Service. The would-be assassin is in custody.
According to NBC, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence confirmed that there was a briefing with Trump but did not release details.
Cheung’s statement acknowledged that the risk to Trump is “heightened.”
“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,” his statement said.
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