US officials revealed that a threat from Iran prompted the US Secret Service to boost protection around Trump before Saturday’s attempted assassination of the former president.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump told candidate Robert F. Kennedy jr that the bullet that hit his ear during Saturday’s assassination attempt “felt like a giant - like the world’s largest mosquito”, according to a video of a phone call on Sunday posted on social media and confirmed by Kennedy.
US officials revealed that a threat from Iran prompted the US Secret Service to boost protection around Trump before Saturday’s attempted assassination of the former president, though it appears unrelated to the rally attack, according to two US officials.Upon learning of the threat, the Biden administration reached out to senior officials at the Secret Service to make them aware, the officials said, adding it was shared with the lead agent on Trump’s protection detail and the Trump campaign.
“These threats arise from Iran’s desire to seek revenge for the killing of Qassem Soleimani. We consider this a national and homeland security matter of the highest priority.”Trump’s phone call with Kennedy also included a conversation about vaccines, which echoed some of Kennedy’s earlier views. The environmental lawyer has spread misinformation on vaccines for years.
“When President Trump called me I was taping with an in-house videographer,” he wrote. “I should have ordered the videographer to stop recording immediately. I am mortified that this was posted.”
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