Former United States President Donald Trump has been briefed by U.S. intelligence about specific threats from Iran regarding an assassination attempt against him, according to his campaign.
In a statement, the campaign said the Republican presidential candidate was briefed “regarding real and specific threats from Iran to assassinate him in an effort to destabilize and sow chaos in the United States”.
The campaign, however, did not clarify whether these threats were new or previously reported.
Trump campaign communications director Steven Cheung said in the statement:
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Intelligence officials have identified that these continued and coordinated attacks have heightened in the past few months.
Law enforcement officials across all agencies are working to ensure President Trump is protected and the election is free from interference.
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This follows an assassination attempt on Trump on July 13, during which he was injured and another person was killed at a rally in Pennsylvania.
Afterwards, U.S. officials reportedly received intelligence about an alleged Iranian plot against him, which Iranian officials denied.
Then September 15, a Secret Service agent fired upon spotting a rifle poking through a fence at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach. The agent opened fire as Trump was playing a round of golf.
Ryan Wesley Routh, a man arrested near the golf course, was charged with attempting to assassinate a presidential candidate, though there is no indication of Iranian involvement in either incident.
Last month, Trump’s campaign claimed that some of its internal communications had been hacked, suggesting possible targeting by Iranian operatives. Trump wrote on X on Wednesday:
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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 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!
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Donald Trump has been warned by U.S. intelligence that Iran might try to kill him. This news comes from Trump's campaign team. They didn't say if it was a new threat. The campaign said that attacks on Trump have increased recently. Police are working to keep Trump safe and protect the election. Recently, there was a shooting near Trump's golf club. A man was arrested for trying to hurt Trump, but Iran is not linked to these incidents. Trump's campaign also said their emails may have been hacked by Iran. The U.S. government is taking all these threats seriously.

U.S. Intelligence Warns Trump Of Iranian Assassination Threats

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has expressed shock and revulsion at the attempted assassination of former United States President and presumptive Republican Party Candidate for the 05 November 2024 election, Donald Trump, last Saturday.
In a letter dated 16 July 2024 addressed to US President Joseph Robinette Biden Jr, Mnangagwa condemned “the cowardly attack” saying Zimbabwe stands in solidarity with the Government and people of the United States following the attack. Said Mnangagwa:
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Zimbabwe followed the news of the attack on the former United States of America President and presumptive Republican Party Presidential Candidate, Mr Donald Trump, with shock and revulsion.
On behalf of the Government and people of the Republic of Zimbabwe, and indeed on my own behalf, I wish to extend to you, my heartfelt sympathy and condemnation of the cowardly attack, which also led to loss of life.
We stand in solidarity with the Government and people of the United States in the wake of this unfortunate and tragic development.
We wish the former President and the others who were injured, a speedy recovery, and express our condolences to the family of the deceased.
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Trump was the target of an assassination attempt during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday evening.
Shots were fired at around 6:10 PM ET, about 8 minutes after Trump went on the stage at the rally.
Trump quickly crouched behind his lectern as Secret Service agents rushed to shield him.
Corey Comperatore, a former fire chief attending the rally, was shot and killed while protecting his family.
Secret Service counter snipers shot and killed the assailant, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks.
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Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa is upset about someone trying to hurt Donald Trump. He wrote a letter to US President Biden saying Zimbabwe supports America. Trump was shot at during a rally in Pennsylvania by a person named Thomas Matthew Crooks. Another man, Corey Comperatore, who tried to protect his family, died. Secret Service agents stopped the attacker. Mnangagwa wishes Trump a quick recovery and sends condolences to the family of the man who died. Zimbabwe is sad about the violent attack. Trump is hurt but safe thanks to Secret Service agents.

Mnangagwa Condemns Attempted Assassination Of Donald Trump

The gunman involved in the attack against former United States President Donald Trump on Saturday has been identified by authorities as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks.
Crooks was shot and killed by Secret Service agents at the scene soon after the attempted assassination of the Republican party’s presumptive president in the 05 November 2024 presidential election.
In a statement early Sunday morning, the FBI named Crooks as the gunman, identifying him as a resident of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.
Bethel Park is about 35 miles south of Butler, where Trump was holding his rally.
According to <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/14/us/trump-shooting-thomas-matthew-crooks-intl-hnk/index.html">CNN</a>, Crooks fired on Trump while perched on a nearby building rooftop outside the rally’s security perimeter before being killed by the Secret Service.
Trump was injured, writing on social media that he’d been hit by a bullet in the upper part of his ear.
He later flew back to Newark, New Jersey, late Saturday night.
According to media reports, Crooks graduated from Bethel Park High School in 2022.
Crooks was registered to vote as a Republican, according to a listing in Pennsylvania’s voter database that matched his name, age, and a Bethel Park address that law enforcement was searching Saturday night and is linked to Crooks in public records.
This year’s presidential election would have been the first he was old enough to vote in.
Federal Election Commission records show that a donor listed as Thomas Crooks with the same address gave $15 to a Democratic-aligned political action committee in January 2021.
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A 20-year-old named Thomas Matthew Crooks shot at former President Donald Trump at a rally. Crooks was from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, and was killed by Secret Service agents. Trump was hurt but still went to Newark. Crooks graduated from high school in 2022 and was registered as a Republican voter. He may have donated to a Democratic political group. This was the first presidential election he could vote in. The FBI identified him as the shooter. It happened outside a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

FBI Identifies Donald Trump Rally Shooter

Former United States President Donald Trump was rushed off stage after gunshots erupted at a rally in Pennsylvania in an apparent assassination attempt, reported <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd1d31jeyzlo">BBC</a>.
Video footage showed Trump grimacing and raising a hand to his right ear, before ducking as a series of shots broke out.
He was quickly swarmed by US Secret Service agents and dragged off stage to a waiting vehicle. Trump raised a fist as he was bundled into the car.
Later, in a post to his Truth Social network, Trump said a bullet pierced the “upper part” of his right ear. He wrote:
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I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin. Much bleeding took place, so I realized then what was happening.
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Blood was visible on Trump’s ear and face as US Secret Service agents rushed him away.
US Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said the suspect was shot dead at the scene. He added that one bystander was killed in the shooting and two others were critically injured.
Law enforcement sources told the BBC’s US partner CBS News that the male attacker had been armed with a rifle and had fired from an elevated structure a few hundred metres away outside the venue.
FBI agents, who are leading the investigation, told reporters in Butler that they had “tentatively identified” the dead gunman, but were yet to establish a motive.
Special Agent Kevin Rojek confirmed the agency was treating the shooting as an assassination attempt.
He added that the suspect was not carrying ID and that investigators were using DNA in an attempt to formally identify him.
Trump, who is the Republican candidate for president had just started addressing his supporters in Butler, Pennsylvania when the shots started.
Several supporters holding placards and standing behind Trump ducked as the shots were heard.
Witnesses who spoke to the BBC claimed the gunshots may have come from a one-storey building to the right of the stage where Trump was speaking.
One of the bystanders, identified as Greg, told the BBC that he had spotted a suspicious-looking person “bear crawling” on the roof of the building about five minutes after Trump took to the stage. He said he pointed the person out to the police. Said Greg:
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He had a rifle, we could clearly see him with a rifle. We’re pointing at him, the police are down there running around on the ground – we’re like “hey man there’s a guy on the roof with a rifle” and the police did not know what was going on.
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Tim, who was also at the rally, told the BBC that he had heard a “barrage” of shots. He said:
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There was a spray which we initially thought was a fire hose, and then the speaker on the right-hand side started coming down.
Something must have hit the hydraulic lines [which caused it to fall]. We saw President Trump go to the ground and everyone started dropping to the ground because it was chaos.
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Speaking from his home state of Delaware, United States President Joe Biden condemned the attack, calling it “sick”. He said:
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There’s no place in America for this kind of violence. Everybody must condemn it.
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The White House later said President Biden had spoken with Trump before returning to Washington DC.
Trump is locked in a tight contest with President Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, in a re-match of the 2020 election.
The next United States presidential election is set to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
Trump was set to accept his party’s nomination for president at the convention in Milwaukee on Monday.
Some Republicans blamed President Biden over the shooting, accusing him of stoking fears about Trump’s potential return to office.
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Former President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania. Gunshots rang out, and he was quickly taken off stage by Secret Service agents. Trump later said a bullet hit his ear. The attacker was shot dead and one bystander was killed. The FBI is investigating. President Biden condemned the attack. Some blamed him for stoking fear about Trump's return. The next election is in 2024. Trump was about to accept his party's nomination for president. It was a scary and chaotic situation.

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