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A Republican congressman is calling on the White House to speak out against Iran’s threats to kill President Donald Trump.
Ohio Republican Rep. Mike Turner shared his concerns on the issue during a Sunday interview on CBS News’ “Face the Nation.”
“You’ve had no statements from the administration towards Iran as to what that would be, which would be an act of war, and you don’t have any statement from Vice President Harris condemning this or even recognizing that there’s an active plot from a foreign nation to kill her opponent,” Turner told Margaret Brennan.
“I think there’s certainly a role for her to play and for the President to play in this, in both identifying that there are threats against Donald Trump that need to be acknowledged and responded to, to deter,” he continued.
Turner also noted that the White House has spoken out more strongly against Iran’s hacking activities than it has against plots to assassinate Trump.
“This administration has made stronger statements about Iran’s hacking activities than they have about the active plot to kill Donald Trump, which the administration acknowledges is ongoing,” Turner added.
Trump recently spoke out about the Iranian threats against his life in a Truth Social post.
“Big threats on my life by Iran. The entire U.S. Military is watching and waiting. Moves were already made by Iran that didn’t work out, but they will try again. Not a good situation for anyone. I am surrounded by more men, guns, and weapons than I have ever seen before,” Trump posted last month.
“Thank you to Congress for unanimously approving far more money to Secret Service – Zero ‘NO’ Votes, strictly bipartisan. Nice to see Republicans and Democrats get together on something. An attack on a former President is a Death Wish for the attacker!” he added.
Trump’s Trump Campaign Communications Director Steven Cheung also released a statement concerning the threats from Iran at the time, RSBN previously reported.
“President Trump was briefed earlier today by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence regarding real and specific threats from Iran to assassinate him in an effort to destabilize and sow chaos in the United States,” Cheung wrote.
“Intelligence officials have identified that these continued and coordinated attacks have heightened in the past few months, and law enforcement officials across all agencies are working to ensure President Trump is protected and the election is free from interference,” he continued.
