Trump Jr. has surprising reaction to Iranian assassination plot report: 'Greatest political endorsement, ever'

Donald Trump Jr. had a surprising reaction Tuesday to reports that Iran plotted to have his father, former President Trump, assassinated, calling it "maybe the great political endorsement ever."

The eldest Trump son, who is a vocal surrogate for his father's campaign, made the comment in an interview on "Hannity" live from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee just as the former president arrived donning a visible bandage on his right ear for the second night in a row.

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"I think it’s sort of a great endorsement. When people like Iran want to take you out, that probably means it's good for America, bad for Iran," Trump Jr. said. "That may be the greatest political endorsement ever. But when that happens, their capabilities are much more than a kid with a rifle."

The Department of Homeland Security received intelligence from a human source on an Iranian plot to assassinate former President Trump, Fox News has been told by two federal law enforcement sources. CNN first reported that there has been an increase in Secret Service protection for Trump in recent weeks because of this intelligence. DHS and Secret Service have increasingly been concerned about Trump holding outdoor events, Fox News is told.

The plot doesn't appear to be connected to Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, the gunman who shot Trump during his campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, over the weekend, the sources said. Iran's Permanent Mission to the United Nations denied the allegations, calling them "unsubstantiated and malicious" in a statement to Fox News Digital. Trump directed the January 2020 strike that killed Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the leader