Exclusive | Trump tells The Post he’s ‘left instructions’ should Iran succeed in assassinating him: ‘Number 1’ target
President Trump on Friday told The Post he has “left instructions” should Iran succeed in their plots to assassinate him — and there’ll be hell to pay.
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“I’ve been on their list for a long time. That’s what we’re dealing with,” he said. “… The only thing is, I’ve left instructions — if anything happens, to just literally bomb them at levels that they’ve never seen before.”
Asked about recent reports that Israel this week flagged intel of a plot to take out the US president, Trump indicated there was no fresh plan from Iran — but said Tehran has wanted him dead for years.
“No, no. Israel came up with nothing. No, no,” he said. “I’ve been No. 1 [on Iran’s kill list] for a long time, and it’s the way life is, you know.”
“I hope you’ll miss me,” he added.
Iran has openly sought the president’s assassination since 2020, when Trump directed the attack that killed Iranian military officer Qasem Soleimani.
There have also been multiple foiled assassination plots against Trump since an assassin’s bullet grazed his ear at a political rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024.
US-Iran tensions have been supercharged in public this week. During the funeral for the killed supreme leader, Iranian demonstrators unfurled giant banners calling for Trump’s killing.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
