Donald Trump Brags 'I Got Him First' After Killing Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei in Attack

'They tried twice': Trump admits Iran airstrikes linked to personal assassination attempts

President Donald Trump acknowledged that his decision to attack Iran was at least partially motivated by efforts to assassinate him.The 79-year-old Trump ordered airstrikes against Iran over the weekend that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and the Washington Post reported that he gave an interview Sunday night suggesting that decision was connected with two two cases of alleged Iranian murder-for-hire attempts that were charged by U.S. federal pr…

Assassination Attempts Played Into Trump Decision

"I got him before he got me," Trump told ABC of killing Iran's supreme leader.

"They Tried Twice. Well, I Got Him First": Trump Gives ABC News "The Line Of The Century" When Asked About Ayatollah Strikes - The American Tribune.com

On Sunday, March 1, 2026, President Donald Trump proved to the world that true leadership has returned to the White House by delivering a line to ABC News’ Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl about his successful operation to eliminate Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying, “I got him before he got me. They tried twice. Well, I got him first.” Karl spoke with President Trump on Sunday evening, sharing the quote in a post…

Donald Trump Brags 'I Got Him First' After Killing Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei in Attack

Donald Trump 79, was seemingly referencing what was believed to be a plot to assassinate him in 2024.

Trump on Khamenei: "I Got Him Before He Got Me. They Tried Twice“

President Trump spoke to ABC News’s Jonathan Karl on Sunday and boasted that he got Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “before he got me.” Trump announced the strikes on Iran on Saturday morning.

Ayatollah Khamenei is dead. Who is likely to succeed him?

US president Donald Trump said the supreme leader was killed in a series of US-Israeli strikes on Saturday