The United States Secret Service is familiar with a video aired by Iran’s state broadcaster appearing to threaten the life of President Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump.
“The U.S. Secret Service is aware of the video and investigates anything that can be perceived as a threat toward our protectees,” a Secret Service spokesperson told CNN on Tuesday, August 25. “Out of concern for operational security, we do not discuss matters of protective intelligence.”
According to the news outlet, the nearly three-minute video begins with an English-language graphic reading, “Where to kill Barron Trump?!” and features graphics showing locations where the college student is publicly known to spend time.
Near the end of the video, the narrator suggests people were “eagerly waiting to receive our $10 million reward.”
The video was reportedly broadcast over the weekend by state-run Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB). The head of the broadcaster is directly appointed by Iran’s supreme leader.
Us has reached out to the Secret Service for additional comment.
As his dad serves as the president of the United States, Barron, 20, tries his best to live a private life. He doesn’t have social media and is believed to be studying business at New York University.
First lady Melania Trump has been especially protective of her only child ever since Donald entered politics.
“She’s got a great love of children. She has a wonderful son that she loves probably more than anybody, including me,” Donald, 80, said at the White House in August 2025. “I hate to say it.”
The president has previously addressed personal threats made against him specifically.
“They want to take out the US leader — me,” Donald told reporters in July when responding to reports that Iran had a desire to kill him. “I’m on whatever list. I saw this morning I’m on every single one of their lists. And so far, I guess I’ve been a bit lucky, but maybe that doesn’t last very long. These are evil, sick people. And we have to root out that cancer. That cancer. You know what you do? You’ve got to cut out cancer early. And that’s the way I feel.”
Since February, the United States has been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Eighteen U.S. service members have died since the conflict began, with more than 750 U.S. service members being wounded since the start of the war, according to the Defense Department.
