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Speaker at Soleimani Funeral Crowdsources $80 Million Bounty on Trump

posted onJanuary 7, 2020
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Article snippet: A speaker on Iranian state television during the funeral of Iranian terror chief Qasem Soleimani on Sunday attempted to offer an $80 million bounty for President Donald Trump – but told the audience 80 million Muslims each had to pitch in $1 to cover the cost. Iran is home to an estimated 80 million people. The speaker appeared to be making the inspirational point that, together, Iranians could do anything, including prompt the assassination of the President of the United States. London-based Iranian opposition journalist M. Hanif Jazayeri first circulated the clip with English subtitles on Twitter, which appeared to air on live coverage of the funeral in Iran. The Iranian regime controls all information legally broadcast in the country. “If everyone anywhere in the world supports our initiative in Mashhad, on behalf of all of Iran’s people — 80 million Iranians — and each puts aside $1 US, it would equal $80 million,” the man is heard saying over footage of funeral events. The man, offering a eulogy, continued: The man did not clarify who he referred to as “we” or, more specifically, if he was speaking on behalf of the Iranian regime, in the clip. The offer, which the man specified he could not afford, circulating online prompted comedian George Lopez to respond that he would “do it” for $40 million, instead. Soleimani was the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)’s Quds Force and is believed to have been responsible for at least 500 American... Link to the full article to read more

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