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Search results for "Mass text in Iran promotes Trump assassination campaign"

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Instagram posts stated on October 13, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Says former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, “I hope that America obliterates Israel.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 15, 2024
Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2020 in a campaign speech:
Says Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani "was a designated terrorist by President Obama, who didn't do anything about it."  
By Tom Kertscher• January 16, 2020
Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2024 in a post:
Images show FBI assistant director Janeen DiGuiseppi seated behind former President Donald Trump during his assassination attempt.
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• July 23, 2024
Instagram posts stated on January 04, 2025 in a photo:
“They still haven’t cracked” Thomas Matthew Crooks’ phone.
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• January 6, 2025
The Miami Post stated on May 06, 2018 in a headline:
"Breaking: 3 liberal celebrities arrested for conspiracy to assassinate President Trump."
By Amy Sherman• May 7, 2018
Elizabeth Warren stated on March 03, 2026 in in a speech on March 3, 2026:
“In the modern era, no American president has ordered more military strikes against as many different countries as Donald Trump.”
By Zoe Weyand• March 20, 2026
Threads posts stated on July 14, 2024 in a post on Threads:
Trump campaign rally gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks was “arrested more than once.”
By Ranjan Jindal• July 16, 2024
Instagram posts stated on January 06, 2020 in on social media:
"A bounty of $80 MILLION has been placed on President Donald Trump’s head by Iran as tensions between the country and the USA rise."
By Louis Jacobson• January 9, 2020
Bloggers stated on March 21, 2017 in a headline:
"Two liberal Democrat congressmen arrested for planning Trump’s assassination."
By Joshua Gillin• April 7, 2017
Social Media stated on July 13, 2024 in social media posts:
Donald Trump staged the shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
By Samantha Putterman• July 14, 2024
Facebook posts stated on January 08, 2020 in a Facebook post:
"The missiles that were launched at American forces in Iraq from Iran, were funded by Barack Obama, with American tax dollars."
By Bill McCarthy• January 10, 2020
Social Media stated on February 10, 2025 in in social media posts:
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is “being charged with the attempted assassination of Trump.”
By Jeff Cercone• February 14, 2025
Donald Trump stated on January 03, 2026 in a post on Truth Social:
Gov. Tim Walz had Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman killed.
By Madison Czopek• January 6, 2026
Michael McCaul stated on September 12, 2015 in the Republican weekly radio/TV address:
Iran’s "regime is responsible for more than 1,000 American casualties during the Iraq war" and "has plotted a terrorist attack here in our nation's capital."
By W. Gardner Selby• October 5, 2015
Donald Trump stated on September 23, 2025 in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly:
“I have ended seven unendable wars.”
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• September 23, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on April 21, 2024 in a post on X:
“Congress prohibits the NIH from researching the cause of mass shootings.”
By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2024
Donald Trump stated on July 05, 2016 in a rally in Raleigh, N.C.:
"You know what (Saddam Hussein) did well? He killed terrorists."
By Louis Jacobson• July 7, 2016
Threads posts stated on August 04, 2024 in a post:
Image shows Hitler in similar scene as Trump.
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• August 9, 2024
Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2024 in a video:
Thomas Matthew Crooks worked for BlackRock "in the past" and BlackRock owned the building Crooks stood on when he shot at the Trump campaign rally.
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• July 26, 2024
Social Media stated on July 14, 2024 in social media posts:
Photos show former President Donald Trump golfing after being shot.
By Sara Swann• July 16, 2024

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