Melania and Barron Trump targeted by Iran in disturbing video encouraging assassinations
An Iranian propaganda video has surfaced targeting Melania and Barron Trump, encouraging assassination attempts against them. The family remains under heavy Secret Service protection as threats from Iran continue.
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This escalation in rhetoric underscores the severe security risks faced by high-profile political figures amid ongoing international conflicts.
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Add The New York Post on Google First lady Melania Trump and son Barron are the latest targets of Iran’s sick anti-US propaganda.
A new video out of Iran is encouraging supporters of the Islamic regime to assassinate President Trump’s wife.
Entitled “ How to Kill Melania Trump ,” the video shows images of the first lady in the motorcade and in some locations around New York City, even naming some of the designer stores that she shops.
The shopping excursions could be “suitable for operations by global freedom fighters,” the video noted. It also suggested using a nerve agent to poison any clothes the first lady might purchase.
The East Wing and the Secret Service did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
At the end of the video, Barron Trump, 20, is also threatened.
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