on July 18, 2024, 6:22 am, in reply to "She should stop listening to Social media..."
Iran threat led to boosting of Trump security before shooting, US officials say
Secret Service and Trump campaign informed but alleged threat appears unrelated to assassination attempt
A threat from Iran prompted the US Secret Service to boost protection around Donald 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 contacted 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. That prompted the agency to surge resources and assets. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence matters.
Iran’s mission to the United Nations dismissed the allegations as “unsubstantiated and malicious”.
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It's not related to the shooting but we're going to tie it to that anyway, and we're not going to try and work out why all this raised security meant they didn't secure the buildings immediately surrounding the area.
I'm going to bet this wasn't one of her targets.
...no amount of cajolery, and no attempts at ethical or social seduction, can eradicate from my heart a deep burning hatred for the Tory Party...So far as I am concerned they are lower than vermin.
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