Conservatives on social media expressed strong skepticism Tuesday of the U.S. Secret Service’s revelation that it had stepped up security for former President Donald Trump after learning in recent weeks that Iran was plotting to assassinate him.
The news comes on the heels of an assassination attempt on President Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, but the timing may be coincidental. Adrian Watson Authorities insisted they had “not identified any links between the shooter and any foreign, domestic or co-conspirators.”
“Has the CIA declared war on the Republic? This Iran story is too blatant.”
The Secret Service recently became aware of a possible Iranian threat to Trump and “added protective resources and capabilities to the former president’s security team” as a precaution, the spokesman said. Anthony GuglielmiThe agency has also repeatedly warned the former president about the inherent dangers of outdoor campaign rallies in general.
Iranian officials maintain that Iran is still upset over President Trump’s assassination of Qassem Soleimani while he was in office in 2020, but many conservatives on social media are skeptical of the latest reports about a foreign adversary.
For example, many suggested that federal investigators were using the Iranian plot as a pretext for a new war.
“The Deep State wants war with Iran. What better way to ‘kill two birds with one stone’ than to remove Trump and leave his body in Iran? That’s what they want. Watch out!” Michael Cernovich.
“Has the CIA declared war on the Republic? This Iran story is way too blatant, just look at the people involved,” the “Dilbert” cartoonist added. Scott Adams.
“There’s no doubt that Iran wants Trump dead. But has that actually happened? That remains to be seen.” Not a bee.
“Yes, Iran waited four and a half years to get revenge on Trump, right before he officially became the Republican nominee and started receiving intelligence briefings,” he said. Johnny MagaThe number of followers is over 100,000.
Additionally, some have suggested the Secret Service is trying to shift responsibility for security breaches at Trump rallies that allowed the assassination attempt to happen.
“Believe it or not, we actually beefed up Secret Service resources for Trump,” joked the former PJ Media NYC editor. David Steinberg.
“The Secret Service is trying to pivot to Iran to avoid casting suspicion over Saturday’s assassination attempt on Mr. Trump,” he said. Hotep Jesusanother conservative account with hundreds of thousands of followers. In the post, Hotep Jesus also included a GIF of Alex Jones wearing a tinfoil hat.
The Trump campaign released its own statement regarding the reports, saying, “We do not comment on security matters for President Trump. All questions should be directed to the United States Secret Service.”
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