Trump says he ‘got him first,’ referring to alleged 2024 plot linked to Khamenei

US President Donald Trump said that he “got him before he got me,” in reference to what US intelligence believes was a 2024 plot to assassinate him, allegedly linked to Iran.

The Monday, March 2, remarks were posted on X by ABC News journalist Jonathan Karl following what he described as a phone call with Trump.

“In another phone call this evening, President Trump told me this about the death of Ayatollah Khamenei: ‘I got him before he got me. They tried twice. Well I got him first,’” Karl wrote.

Karl added that the statement was “a reference to what US intelligence believes was a plot to kill Trump in 2024.”