Elections
Trump Briefed on Assassination Threats from Iran, Warns of Escalating Danger
Former President Donald Trump was briefed by U.S. intelligence officials regarding serious threats from Iran that aim to assassinate the 78-year-old Republican nominee, according to a statement from his campaign.
Steven Cheung, Trump’s campaign spokesperson, said, “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.” Cheung further added that “these continued and coordinated attacks have heightened in the past few months.”
Following the briefing, Trump took to his social media platform, Truth Social, where he expressed concerns over the increasing danger. He warned of “big threats” to his life and indicated that he believes Tehran “will try again.”
The intelligence session comes after a series of recent security escalations. Trump’s personal security detail was bolstered in July after reports surfaced that Asif Raza Merchant, a Pakistani national with alleged ties to the Iranian regime, was involved in plotting to assassinate multiple U.S. public figures, including Trump.
Just last week, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) disclosed that Iranian agents had attempted to spread sensitive campaign information, which they had acquired through a June cyberattack targeting Roger Stone, a close ally of Trump. This information was reportedly intended for liberal media outlets and Trump’s political adversaries, in what appears to be part of a broader disinformation effort aimed at undermining his campaign.
Foreign Desk News reports that in addition to the assassination threats, Tehran has been implicated in a disinformation campaign meant to discredit Trump’s presidential run, with speculations suggesting the efforts are intended to benefit Vice President Kamala Harris.
As federal authorities investigate the latest assassination attempts, preliminary evidence points to domestic origins. However, the international dimensions of the threats, particularly from Iran, are under intense scrutiny as law enforcement agencies work to ensure the safety of the former president.
Federal agencies are also actively investigating the two recent attempts on Trump’s life, although preliminary evidence suggests these incidents were organized domestically. The situation remains fluid as authorities work to uncover further details about Iran’s involvement and potential future plots.
In November, president-elect Donald Trump announced on social media that he would impose a 25% tariff on all products from Canada and Mexico if they do not take an active role in containing illegal immigration as well as the level of illicit drugs entering into the United States.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Trump at his residence in Mar-a-Lago, after which the Canadian government vowed to secure the border. “We got, I think, a mutual understanding of what they’re concerned about in terms of border security,” Minister of Public Safety Dominic LeBlanc, who accompanied Trudeau at Mar-a-Largo, said of the meeting in an interview with Canadian media. “All of their concerns are shared by Canadians and by the government of Canada.”
“We talked about the security posture currently at the border that we believe to be effective, and we also discussed additional measures and visible measures that we’re going to put in place over the coming weeks,” LeBlanc continued. “And we also established, Rosemary, a personal series of rapport that I think will continue to allow us to make that case.”
The Daily Caller News Foundation reports the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is preparing to beef up its immigration enforcement capabilities by hiring more staff, adding more vehicles and creating more processing facilities, in the chance that there is an immigration surge sparked by Trump’s presidential election victory. The moves are a change in direction from Trudeau’s public declaration in January 2017 that Canada was a “welcoming” country and that “diversity is our strength” just days after Trump was sworn into office the first time.
The Daily Caller notes the differences in response from the Canadian government verses Mexico’s:
Trudeau’s recent overtures largely differ from Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, who has indicated she is not willing to bend the knee to Trump’s tariff threats. The Mexican leader in November said “there will be a response in kind” to any tariff levied on Mexican goods going into the U.S., and she appeared to deny the president-elect’s claims that she agreed to do more to beef up border security in a recent phone call.
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