barron trump just wanted to play games, woke up with a bounty on his head
so this happened yesterday. iranian state tv aired a segment about barron trump. the title was "where and how should we kill barron trump". the video, around three minutes long, was released by media tied to the islamic revolutionary guard corps, and it offered $10 million for him. it shows his dorm at NYU, his security vehicles, and claims iran has his xbox account, his fifa account, his discord, and the names of two of his classmates. it also mentions a "girl" who supposedly found a way to meet him privately past secret service protection. the video ends with a message directed at him personally. euronews and the new york post both report that none of these claims could be independently verified. the us secret service said it is aware of the video and will investigate anything that could be a threat to its protectees, and that it does not discuss protective intelligence matters.
Where to kill Barron Trump
ok so for people who dont follow this stuff, barron trump is donald trumps youngest kid. his only son with melania. hes 20 years old and about 6 foot 7. he went to columbia grammar school in new york as a kid, and grew up partly in the white house when his dad was first president, starting at age ten. he has always been the quiet one, rarely speaks in public, and the public really only knows two things about him: hes very tall and he stays out of the spotlight. in 2024 he appeared at campaign events for the first time and got some attention. since september 2024 hes been studying at NYU stern bussiness school. he speaks fluent slovenian, his moms side. thats about the whole public profile.
Barron Trump
why did this happen. the short version is there is a long history between the us and iran. in february of this year the us and israel carried out strikes on iran and irans supreme leader khamenei died in the attacks. going back further, trump ordered the strike that killed iranian general soleimani in 2020, and iran has referenced that event repeatedly since. in march of this year, the us state department announced a $10 million reward for information on irans new supreme leader and nine other iranian officials. now iran has responded with the same amount, $10 million, directed at the presidents son. the amount matching is noticeable. iranian officials have also referenced "qisas", an older legal concept of retaliation, when talking about threats against american leaders and their families. similar bounty-style statements have appeared on iranian media before, including calls after soleimanis death in 2020 that were noted at the time not to represent official government policy.
Khamenei funeral
around the same time as the video, israels prime minister netanyahu said iran had tried to assassinate one of his sons, without giving details. so the same week had two separate claims about iran targeting the children of us and israeli leaders.
i have no opinion on who is right or wrong here. just reporting what is publicly known. a 20 year old college student who mostly keeps to himself now has a $10 million figure attached to him by another countrys state media. whether that means anything in practice is unclear. the kid reportedly likes to play fifa in his free time. thats about the extent of what anyone knows about him.
anyway thats the summary. 20 year old business student, state tv bounty, unverified claims, secret service says its looking into it.