Iranian lawmaker offers $3M reward for anyone who assassinates Trump

By John Gage

Published January 21, 2020 3:07pm ET

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Iranian lawmaker offers $3M reward for anyone who assassinates Trump — President Donald Trump walks from Marine One to speak to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, en route to a campaign rally in Manchester, N.H. | (Patrick Semansky/AP)

An Iranian lawmaker announced he would give $3 million to any person who is able to assassinate President Trump.

“On behalf of the people of Kerman province, we will pay a $3 million reward in cash to whoever kills Trump,” lawmaker Ahmad Hamzeh told the nation’s Parliament, Reuters reported Tuesday. It is unclear if the reward is also supported by Iran’s top leaders.

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