Former President Donald Trump said in a post on his social media site Truth Social that the US should wipe Iran “off the face of the earth” if he’s ever assassinated.
After the assassination attempt on Trump, CNN reported that the US had intelligence from a single “human source” that Iran was plotting to kill him. The report offered no evidence, and Iran strongly denied the accusation. But that hasn’t stopped Iran hawks from using the claim to advance their agendas.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated the claim during his address to Congress. In his post on Truth Social, Trump included a video of Netanyahu saying, “We recently learned” that Iran was threatening to kill the former president.
“If they do ‘assassinate President Trump,’ which is always a possibility, I hope that America obliterates Iran, wipes it off the face of the Earth — If that does not happen, American Leaders will be considered ‘gutless’ cowards!” Trump wrote.
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Trump made the post ahead of his Friday meeting with Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. During Netanyahu’s visit to the resort, Trump denied rumors that his relationship with the Israeli leader ever soured. “We’ve always had a great relationship,” Trump told reporters, according to The Associated Press. “It was never bad.”
According to a readout of the meeting put out on Trump’s official website, Netanyahu thanked the former president for steps he took during his time in office, including the assassination of Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani, which brought the US and Iran to the brink of war.
“Prime Minister Netanyahu thanked President Trump and his Administration for working to promote stability in the region through, among many historic achievements, the Abraham Accords, moving the United States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, eliminating Qasem Soleimani, ending the horrific Iran Nuclear Deal, as well as combatting anti-Semitism in America and abroad.,” the readout said.
After the meeting, Trump took aim at Vice President Kamala Harris, who met with Netanyahu on Thursday. Israeli officials were reportedly upset with her public remarks after the meeting. Harris pledged strong support for Israel but also said Netanyahu should get a deal with Hamas “done” to “get a ceasefire to end the war.”
“PM Netanyahu of Israel had a terrible and ‘insulting’ meeting in DC with Kamala Harris, who also refused to preside over Congress during his speech, which is an obligation of the VP Rarely has such a thing happened,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Saturday. He also said any Jewish Americans who vote for Harris should “have their heads examined.”
Trump just gave Netanyahu an easy way to assassinate him by blaming it on Iran.
How would Iran (Bibi) do it?
Watch for manpad-carrying 'Iranians' who crossed the US-Mexican border. They might take out Trump's plane as it takes off or lands. That would be one way.
If anyone thinks of other ways, Tweet them to Trump or his family. Even if you hate Trump, it would be a disaster if he were assassinated.
He'd have to wait until after the election when Rump has removed the more or less sane people from the chain of command, the Joint Chiefs do NOT want to go into Iran. At three times the size of Iraq and twice the population, with some really bad terrain, an intact infrastructure, a moderately well armed and trained military, and a mostly homogeneous culture an invasion of Iran would make Iraq look like Grenada. Leading that would be career suicide, insanity you would expect from a John Bolton not a military leader.
Congress must declare war, not the President,,remember, we DO have a Constitution, it seems you have forgotten after all the S### Biden Harris have pulled.
Shrub never bothered with the Constitution, in fact he called it “a goddamn piece of paper”. We let him invade Iraq, even though everyone with a brain knew that the “intel” was fake weeks before the invasion even started. We’ve carried out war against Somalia, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Grenada, Syria, Panama, and so, so many others without a declaration of war. The Untied States has invaded more countries than any other in modern history, we’re not a country with a war department, we’re a war country with a government department.
Brian, I think you are VERY confused. 🙂
I agree with you 150%… Is Trum trying to commit suicide to hurt Iran.?? Or idoes he have a blind SPOT on The Genocide State?
Constant glorification is his need. More than oxygen.
Trump would really become the Israeli Messiah were he to cause war with Iran. We might see a new religious divide arise over whether or not he was the Messiah.
He does look somewhat like a Hindu deity with his orange aura skin (as opposed to normal human skin).
I see Trump as Ganesha, but with worse job-creation policies.
Yes, Bien was great at that, first action was to stop the Keystone and put over a thousand well paid Union workers out of a job! Biden did not give a damn!
Is Trump really asking for Israel to take him out so the U.S. will "Wipe Iran Off The Face OfThe Earth?
What Else Does He Want….??????
He is just ranting as usual…! The other day he said if he is not elected WWIII would start…!
The fact is he is insecure and threatened by Harris…! And similar to four years ago he is a lousy Loser if he loses to Harris…!
If Trump is not elected and Harris gets in WW-3 is a much higher possibility!! Forget your morning coffee, trips to the McDonalds, running water, and health care, just for starters…
Trump wants glorification, unquestioning obedience and to have his ego stroked regularly. He wants to be seen as "strong" and "tough," but in reality he is the opposite, and this bothers him greatly and leads him to search for ego empowering activities like running for office and holding rallies where people he does NOT respect cheer him on.
He told his listeners at a rally that they needed to vote for him, for if he won they would never have to vote again.
Wrong. LOL!! Get it right.
mercy, what DC Ghouls don't have the same needs? BTW, are you qualified to make such a broad diagnosis,,or have you been on a steady diet of CNN and MSNBC.
I dont like the democrats or the republicans, as I've mentioned several hundred times now.
Donald Trump is the pinnacle of the shallow selfish materialistic egotistic "might makes right," "greed is good," fuk the little people and lie to them attitude that makes up US politics.
TDS on display, sad. I don’t want Trump, I prefer ViVek, Gabbard, Macgregor RFK,, but now all we have is Trump Harris and the horrific record of starting wars we have seen from Biden/Harris!! But really too late, country is probably beyond saving unless there is major change. Maybe Trump can bring some of it. But our real masters at this time is donors and Israel interests.
You prefer the Brainworm Squad. Somehow that's not surprising.
Mr. Trump LOST my vote when he gripped Nutty Yahoo's hand during that famous handshake! Supporting a war criminal is NOT putting America First but putting us all in a state of possible retaliation victims! I just hope MILLIONS more are like me and deny ANY "leader" support who enables the grotesque inhumane actions of Israel!
Biden and Harris have done that, NOT Trump, Trump just wants J## money, if he wins that will no longer be the case……..:)
Do you really think you can convince people on this website with this? The majority of people here actually research and read in depth on these topics. I dont think you can sell them piss and call it perfume. People here are ANTIWAR and we've seen over the years that the majority in both parties are NOT antiwar.
You are mistaken, it is you that needs real research. 🙂
So Trump isn't sucking Bibi's pig snout TOO? I'm sorry I was mistaken. Maybe GOD saved Trump from assassination to bring peace to all of earth. I will be sure to vote for him to get a prime seat in heaven.
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Yes he does now for the money,,later, maybe not!
Iran needs nukes. I hope they develop them and/or someone provides them.
Gun's rights advocates always claim that the 2nd amendment is for protection from their very own tyrannical government. Well then— Nukes provide that same protection on a global stage.
President Kennedy tried to stop Israel from developing the bomb. Terse letters were exchanged between him and Ben-Gurion. Correctly, President Kennedy surmised that were Israel to develop the bomb Israel would become more belligerent in the ME.
Curious what happened to him right after he tried to stop Israel from getting WMD's. . .
Thankful for the 2nd!!
Various immans in Iran have pronounced fatwas against the creation of weapons of mass destruction in general and nukes in particular. That's why despite 20 years of trying no one has come up with any evidence that Iran is building a bomb, because they're prohibited to by their religious leaders.
There are plenty of people who would like to see Trump dead- Iran is way down on the list. The Iranians may be frustrating to work with- often they're the only adults in the room when dealing with the US- but they're anything but stupid and assassinating foreign leaders is not their modus operandi. As for Netanyahu's claim, we know exactly what that's worth- I'm surprised he didn't bring a clock face and a Sharpie to show Congress how much time Trump had left to live if we didn't wreck Iran immediately.
Other than some in Iran Trump has done Nothing to deserve death. Your first sentence makes me wonder about you….
Seriously? This is America. There are literally millions of nutjobs out there. I'll use your line. He could have said that about Harris too.
Israel has been rain dancing for an event that would force US to fight its only real obstacle to control Middle East — Iran. Trump just furnished a perfect opportunity.
Israel would have to be certain that US leaders would "obliterate" Iran if Trump were assassinated. I'm thinking they just wait until he is elected and do a false flag operation. It's obvious that they have no problem letting Israeli's die for the cause so anything that kills some of their own should get the Don on board for that long-awaited war.
Indeed, Trump just gave Israel the perfect false flag cover to assassinate him to start a US-Iran war, if he ever goes back to the White House.
Most wars begin with a false flag operation. If Trump does not know that, he is dummer than dummer.
Keep in mind that President John F. Kennedy signed his death sentence when he vetoed Israel’s atom bomb, in 1963.
One thing is for sure. Trump is capable of learning. He learned how easy and effective it was for the Democrats to accuse him of being a "Russian Asset." Except, he didn't learn that this time he just volunteered himself to be "THE FALSE FLAG OPERATION."
Well, yes with one masterful stroke he made himself an almost irresistable target for Mossad. The SS are going to have to climb a dangerously steep learning curve at neckbreak speed if they have any hope to keep Trump breathing when the target of anyone slightly more skilful than a socially awkward schoolkid with camotrousers nicking his dad's rifle for the weekend.
The stupid of Trump just opened an entirely new hitherto unsuspected dimension to expand in, necessitating the development of a new vocabulary for the unparalleled phenomenon of Trumpian idiocy, uniquily infantile and senile at once, yet uncompromisingly ignorant befitting the accompanying relishing in an ostentatiously offensive smugness to complete the picture that paints in lively detail the unglorious decay of the American empire.
Well said, whatever that was and I agree. Except, after reading your masterpiece, I feel “infantile and senile at once.”
I don't believe it for a moment. I envy your quickness and clarity of thought. You saw immediately the real implications of Trump's careless words of encouragement to a whole slew of people who do have the will, the abilities and the means, to get their fiercely desired war with Iran through and over his dead body. Well, the invitations have been issued, the wait is now for the party getting started.
Thank you, Albert! You’re too kind.
The stupid of Trump just opened an entirely new hitherto unsuspected dimension to expand in, necessitating the development of a new vocabulary for the unparalleled phenomenon of Trumpian idiocy, uniquily infantile and senile at once, yet uncompromisingly ignorant befitting the accompanying relishing in an ostentatiously offensive smugness to complete the picture that paints in lively detail the unglorious decay of the American empire.
I thought I'd try to make sure everyone read that.
Same can be said for Air Head Harris!
I copied and pasted her vow of loyalty to Israel in another comment section Jay. I certainly don't have any use for her either. I'm third party all the way.
Yes sir!
LOL. I enjoyed it too. By the way, I’m infantile and senile as well. But, I’m not running for President.
Trump’s big mouth and fat ass might keep him from such dishonorable ambitions. Have a nice day “Little Fat Man”.
Donna,,really?? The one Prez. that kept us out of war,,and you talk this s###. WTF!
Remember who sold the US public the lies of the war against Iraq. It was the US media such as CNN, the New York Times . They spread the lies that they knew they were lies supplied by a certain country spy agancy.
After the assassination attempt on Trump, CNN reported that the US had intelligence from a single “human source”that Iran was plotting to kill him.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated the claim during his address to Congress. In his post on Truth Social, Trump included a video of Netanyahu saying, “We recently learned” that Iran was threatening to kill the former president.
2+2 = Israel.
I've been working on that equation for 23 years, Wars! You are brilliant! I'm slow but you helped find my mistake. I was adding 9+1+1.
You forgot to take back one kadam to honor the Hebrew god whose Ark it is.
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Shorter: the world has gone to Hell in a hand basket. Proof? The Israelis are advocating that the appearance of polio in Gaza is a signal from Yaweh that Bibi is on the right track.
Polio in Gaza? Appearing from nowhere? Just like cholera did earlier.
Neither disease is spontaneously generated, nor are they airborne that they could arise from outside and blow in. They were introduced.
Who introduced them the first few million times before this time?
Gaza is not a natural disaster. The environment conducive to outbreak of infectious diseases like among others Polio and Cholera has been deliberately created with this intention in mind, planned on maximizing the impact of it as the Zionists meticulously annihilited all medical infrastructure to combat such events at the same time they meticulously annihilited all possible ways to maintain sanitation. This is de facto biological warfare.
People traveling, for instance cholera came to Peru with some infected illegal immigrants from Taiwan, in Haiti it was relief workers from (IIRC) India. But there aren’t any travelers coming into Gaza, or even medicines that could have been contaminated. **IF** Israelis have introduced diseases to Gaza it wouldn’t be the first time they’ve engaged in biowarfare. The worst thing about biwarfare is that it no longer requires the efforts of a nation state, a single individual could empty a syringe into the already-contaminated drinking water while walking by and would be impossible to track down.
Odd that his "dead man's hand" request would be the IRI and not the DPRC.
We could have a signed affidavit from every major politician and commander in Tehran, video of the contract being negotiated, all the receipts and invoices ("Hey, Iran chose the 45% tip option !!") indicating the IRI did assassinate him, and I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if The Donald's Last Will read "tie my death to CHI-na, and attack."
That surely smells like a Netanyahu’s false fly attempt to involve the USA in a war with Iran, declaring without proof that “We recently learned that Iran was threatening to kill the former president”.
That D. Trump falls for such a scam makes both Trump and Netanyahu two very dangerous men for world peace.
I would never vote for either one of them.
The STUPID is impossible to fix.
I hope this puts paid the tired false argument that Trump is "antiwar".
Those with longer memories will recall the mistranslated Iranian president's statement that Israel should be wiped off the map. Here's Netanyahu essentially saying that about Iran, and Trump echoing his exact words. Netanyahu just reconfirmed his genocidal bona fides, and Trump has endorsed genocide as proportionate retaliation to his being assassinated presumably by Iran (as though no-one else could have done it: if it's an Ohioan, do you therefore nuke Ohio)?
Is Biden/Harris? 🙂
C'mon Jay, no one is praising Biden/Harris. Quit reading things that aren't there. I guarantee you this commenter is NOT a Biden/Harris fan.
“get a ceasefire to end the war.” Oh Nooos! What a horrible thing to say!!! I guess she should have stopped after pledging strong support for the savages.
A prime example of Trumps stupidity, what an AZZ!!
Damn Jay, you've been vilifying people throughout this comment section for saying basically the same thing.
Looks like Trump is a perfect fit with the ruling clique of rich misfits who rule Washington, at least when it comes to IQ.
Washington is a Mecca for idiots.
It's probably not a good idea to let the Mossad know that America will obliterate Iran if you get murdered. Kinda like letting OJ Simpson know that you've named him the beneficiary of your life insurance policy.
I wouldn't be surprised if Netanyahu isn't planning to assassinate Trump in order to drag the US into the war he wants/needs to save his own ass…