Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday referred to the destruction of US rival Iran in a social media post reminiscent of his most incendiary outbursts in the White House.
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“If they do indeed ‘assassinate President Trump,’ which is always a possibility, I hope America eradicates Iran and wipes it off the face of the earth. If that doesn’t happen, American leaders will be seen as ‘gutless’ cowards!” he wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social.
Trump made the comments in a short video in which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during his speech to the US Congress on Wednesday, mentioned alleged Iranian conspiracies against Trump.
US media reported last week that the US Secret Service had tightened security for Trump weeks ago after authorities became aware of an Iranian plot to assassinate him. However, this plan was not linked to the recent attempt on his life, in which a 20-year-old American fired shots at a campaign rally.
