The leader of a terrorist group is calling for the assassination of President Donald Trump and multiple top American leaders.
In a new video, Sa’ad bin Atef al-Awlaki, leader of the group al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), issued a 34-minute incitement to terrorism, according to the New York Post, which quoted him as telling his followers to “take revenge.”
The State Department currently has a $6 million bounty on al-Awlaki, who became the leader of the Yemen-based group in March 2024.
AQAP has for many years been considered by the U.S. government to be a foreign terrorist group.
“As a first practical, and immediate measure, I call upon every Muslim in the infidel, criminal, and arrogant United States… I am saying to all of them: Revenge! Revenge! Do not consult anyone about killing infidel Americans. You should have a lot of determination and the list of your targets should be effective,” he said, according to a translation of his comments posted by MEMRI.
“Go after the scum of the earth and its greatest criminals,” he said as the video showed images of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Vice President J.D. Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Elon Musk.