A new book by reporter Alex Isenstadt reveals that Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign was deeply concerned about assassination threats from Iran.
The book, titled Revenge: The Inside Story of Trump’s Return to Power, details multiple security incidents, including an alarming encounter with a drone that followed Trump’s motorcade in Pennsylvania.
According to Isenstadt, an officer in the convoy used an electromagnetic weapon to disable the drone, highlighting the seriousness of the threats Trump faced during the election.
In an excerpt published by Axios, Isenstadt describes how U.S. authorities warned Trump’s campaign about Iranian operatives inside the country.
These operatives reportedly had access to surface-to-air missiles, raising fears that they could attempt to shoot down Trump’s private jet, commonly referred to as “Trump Force One.”
Security concerns escalated after a suspected assassination attempt at Trump’s golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, in September 2024.
Although Iran has not been officially linked to that specific incident or the more widely known assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, earlier that year, Trump’s security team took the threats seriously.
The book claims that as a precaution, Trump once used a decoy plane owned by businessman Steve Witkoff to