There is no shortage of people who want to get rid of Trump. And they’re willing to stoop to any low.
Now a close call assassination attempt on Trump is sending shockwaves through Washington, D.C.
Iran’s threats to assassinate President Donald Trump have been far more serious than publicly acknowledged, according to an upcoming book.
These chilling warnings, which haunted Trump throughout his campaign and beyond, reportedly involved Iranian operatives inside the U.S. with access to surface-to-air missiles—raising fears that “Trump Force One” could be targeted during takeoff or landing.
Axios reporter Isaac Isenstadt’s forthcoming book, Revenge: The Inside Story of Trump’s Return to Power, claims that law enforcement officials warned Trump in 2024 about the Iranian threat, leaving his team on high alert. In an article previewing his book, Isenstadt reported that Trump’s inner circle feared Tehran was actively plotting an attack on the former president as he traveled the country campaigning.
The threat reportedly reached a boiling point in September 2024, when a second assassination attempt on Trump was foiled at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida. Isenstadt, who interviewed key figures within Trump’s campaign, detailed the intense security concerns surrounding Trump’s safety.
Now, back in the White House for his second term, Trump isn’t mincing words when it comes to Iran. In February 2025, while signing an executive order ramping up pressure on Tehran, he revealed he had already left specific instructions in case anything happened to him.
“That would be a terrible thing for them to do,” Trump warned on Feb. 4 about any Iranian assassination attempts. “If they did that, they would be obliterated. That would be the end.… There won’t be anything left.”
Trump’s tough stance on Iran is nothing new. During his first presidency, he withdrew from the disastrous Iran nuclear deal and reinstated crippling sanctions, further straining relations between Washington and Tehran.
The 47th president has already survived two assassination attempts in 2024. The first, in Butler, Pennsylvania, left him with an ear injury after shooter Thomas Crooks fired into a crowd of Trump supporters.
While no direct link to Iran has been established in that case, the Florida suspect, Ryan Wesley Routh, had written a book in 2023 calling on Iran to assassinate Trump, according to an Associated Press report.
The dangers surrounding Trump’s campaign trail were no secret to his staff. In a harrowing revelation, senior advisor Chris LaCivita reportedly told Trump Force One staffers, “The boss ain’t riding with us today. We had to put him into another plane. This is nothing but a sort of test for how things may happen in the future.”
Staff members, fearing they could become “collateral damage” if the plane was targeted, dubbed the trip “Ghost Flight.” According to the book, some nervously joked about the deadly seriousness of the threat, with one aide saying, “some serious s—.”
Despite Tehran’s denials, the Justice Department announced in November 2024 that it had foiled an Iranian-backed assassination plot against Trump, charging a suspected Iranian government asset in a murder-for-hire scheme. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian tried to downplay the situation in January 2025, claiming his country “never” planned to target Trump and “never will.”
Meanwhile, Trump’s team has been fighting to uncover the full truth about the threats he faced.
The president recently told the New York Post that he had instructed the Secret Service to release “every bit of information” regarding the two assassination attempts in Florida and Pennsylvania—information he says was deliberately withheld by the Biden administration.
“I want to find out about the two assassins,” Trump stated. “Why did the one guy have six cellphones, and why did the other guy have [foreign] apps?”
“I’m entitled to know. And they held it back long enough,” he continued, slamming the Biden administration for its lack of transparency. “No more excuses.”
Even now, as Trump moves forward with his second term, the threats against him remain a stark reminder of the dangers he faces. But if history has proven anything, it’s that Donald Trump doesn’t back down—no matter who is coming after him.
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