{"id":2354865,"date":"2024-10-14T19:30:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T23:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-waltz-warns-iran-wants-trump-dead-and-calls-for-military-plane-protection-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-14T19:31:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T23:31:52","slug":"michael-waltz-warns-iran-wants-trump-dead-and-calls-for-military-plane-protection-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-waltz-warns-iran-wants-trump-dead-and-calls-for-military-plane-protection-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Waltz warns Iran wants Trump dead and calls for military plane protection &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmichael-waltz-warns-iran-wants-trump-dead-and-calls-for-military-plane-protection-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2354865&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Michael Waltz\u2062 (R-FL) has \u2064called for increased protection for former President Donald Trump, highlighting a perceived threat to Trump&#8217;s safety from Iran. Waltz emphasized that even a \u2063small \u200dpercentage of risk should be taken seriously, especially considering Trump has survived two assassination attempts in recent months. \u2064He \u2062articulated concerns about Iran&#8217;s opposition to Trump&#8217;s potential return to power, citing the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-time-to-trade-bidens-feeble-iran-strategy-for-escalation-dominance\/\" title=\"Swap Biden&#039;s weak Iran strategy for escalation dominance.\">maximum pressure\u200d campaign<\/a>&#8221; Trump would \u200blikely \u2064implement. Waltz argued\u200d that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gawker-claims-to-have-kyrsten-sinemas-social-security-number\/\" title=\"Gawker Claims To Have Kyrsten Sinema\u2019s Social Security Number\">current security measures<\/a> for Trump\u200b should be equivalent to those\u2063 provided to \u200cPresident\u200c Biden and\u2063 Vice President \u200cHarris, advocating \u2062for military plane \u200cprotection to ensure Trump&#8217;s \u200bsafety. He expressed that public service should \u200bnot come with such extreme risks \u200cand that the stakes are\u200d high\u2064 for national stability\u200c should any \u200bharm come \u2063to Trump.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Michael Waltz warns Iran wants Trump dead and calls for military plane protection<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1835689\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) pushed for former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> to receive protection from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>military<\/a> planes, as even a small percentage of a threat to Trump&rsquo;s life ought to be taken seriously.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The congressman argued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Iran<\/a> does not want the former president to return to power due to the &ldquo;maximum pressure campaign&rdquo; he would establish, calling for Trump to have the necessary protection needed to meet the threat he faces. Trump has survived two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/assassinations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>assassination<\/a> attempts within the last three months, with the first shooting barely missing him at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am hearing that there is hand-wringing within the administration about the validity of the threat, and my point is even if it&rsquo;s only 5% possibility, the &hellip; gosh, I mean, how this would tear the country apart, the catastrophic effect,&rdquo; Waltz said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>The Story with Martha MacCallum<\/em>, guest-hosted by Gillian Turner. &ldquo;This would be an act of war, and America would come apart at the seams. And look, Gillian, public service should not be a death sentence. We need to give him every asset. The administration said President Trump has the same level of security as Biden and Harris. Biden and Harris are flying in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-urges-biden-administration-to-keep-confronting-china\/\" title=\"Senator Urges Biden Administration to Keep Confronting China\">military planes<\/a> with all of their defenses, we need the same for President Trump too, to match this unprecedented threat.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2641536&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=af5ad38c94729ad56ee3cd9e07015a38\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Waltz explained that the threats Trump faces are &ldquo;very real&rdquo; and the former president needs protection on both the ground and in the air. He reiterated that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russias-war-in-ukraine-means-more-u-s-forces-are-headed-to-europe\/\" title=\"Russia&#039;s War in Ukraine Means More U.S. Forces Are Headed to Europe\">current assets<\/a> need to match the threats a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-trump-drops-bomb-on-kamala-shows-damning-reminder-of-who-she-really-is-these-are-her-own-words\/\" title=\"Watch: Trump Drops Bomb on Kamala, Shows Damning Reminder of Who She Really Is - &#039;These Are Her Own Words&#039;\">presidential candidate faces<\/a> and that the threats against Trump are &ldquo;through the roof.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When asked if he thinks his request for these planes will be approved when there are only about three weeks left before the election, Waltz argued that his request &ldquo;certainly should&rdquo; get approved and that he would &ldquo;keep pounding the table&rdquo; until it is.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The second assassination attempt on Trump took place while he was out golfing in Florida. The gunman, identified as Ryan Wesley Routh, was hiding with a firearm before fleeing the scene. Multiple investigations, including one by the FBI and another by the state of Florida, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3155146\/four-investigations-second-trump-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>have been launched<\/a> since the attempt.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday marked the three-month anniversary of the first assassination attempt on Trump in Pennsylvania, which killed one person and injured two others. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3178491\/thousands-descend-butler-raucous-return-donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>The former president returned to the area for another rally<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1835689\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1835689\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Waltz urges military protection for Trump, citing threats<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2354866,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waltz-military-planes-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3823,43008,43009,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2354865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-iran","tag-michael-waltz","tag-military-protection","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Waltz-military-planes-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2354865"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354865\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2354866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2354865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2354865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2354865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}