In the wake of his clandestine departure from the NATO summit in Turkey, President Trump seemed unfazed by the newfound public attention detailing the extraordinary security measures employed by the Secret Service to ensure his safety.

Upon being questioned by reporters about potential dangers posed by Iranian missiles, he appeared to brush off any fears with nonchalance.

“I don’t worry about anything, to be honest. Whatever it is, you know my attitude? Whatever,” Trump stated, exuding his characteristic confidence.

Despite this public demeanor, sources revealed to the Daily Mail that the looming threat weighs on him as tensions with Iran persist and new threats emerge against his life.

First Lady Melania Trump reportedly shares a mounting concern for the President’s well-being, according to a source close to her. However, she remains assured that the Secret Service is adapting to these evolving threats, maintaining vigilance to protect him amid ongoing global tensions.

‘They want to take out the US leader, me,’ Trump said at the NATO summit prior to his departure from Turkey in July, citing intelligence reports he had reviewed that morning. ‘I’m on every single one of their lists.’

So far, Trump remarked, he had ‘been a little bit lucky’ but cautioned ‘that maybe doesn’t last very long, because that’s the way it goes,’ he said prior to leaving for the summit.

Meanwhile in Tehran, billboards with threats against the First Family have been spotted in recent days. One shows images of Melania, Barron and Ivanka Trump with their eyes edited shut and the word ‘KILLED’ labeled over them, while an AI-generated video highlighted the locations that Melania likes to shop at and how would-be assassins could target her.

Trump allies worry that the president is being ‘misled by the threat to his life’ posed by Iran.

The idea of the president leaving a NATO summit in a catering container was ’embarrassing,’ one source close to the White House told the Daily Mail. 

The concern, another source noted, was that Iran is toying with Trump’s jumpy security team, knowing that they are extremely cautious.

Iran state media predictably used the report to mock the president’s ‘humiliation’ as a result of ‘fear of Iran’s military power’ and shared a meme of the president hiding in a food catering truck.

The details of Trump’s exit going public, one source worried, would make him less inclined to participate in the future. And reports that the CIA had low confidence in the intelligence detailing a threat to the president only confirmed suspicions from some officials that the threat was overblown.

‘Iran is really trying to assassinate the president in Turkey, a country that they have a relationship with?’ a separate source asked incredulously. 

Sources told the Washington Post that the threats against the president’s life were ‘Israeli-derived’ rather than US-generated and said it was considered ‘low-confidence’ intelligence. 

Trump’s military leadership was to blame, another source noted to the Daily Mail, suggesting that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine overreacted to the poorly sourced intelligence.

The Department of War did not respond to a Daily Mail request for comment. 

However, a senior administration official strongly disagreed with criticism of the security plans in Turkey: ‘As the president has said, he has faced numerous threats on his life, including ones from Iran, and every measure is taken to ensure his safety. There is no such thing as “overreacting” when it comes to the Commander-in-Chief’s safety – that is a moronic take.’ 

Trump is normally more resistant to Secret Service orders for the sake of optics. He famously ordered agents to let him get his shoes and pause to raise his fist in defiance before exiting the stage after he was shot in the ear by a would-be assassin in Butler, Pennsylvania, in 2024.

He faced another attempted assassination at the Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach, Florida, in September, two months before the election. 

When he was evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner after a gunman tried to storm the event in April, Trump adamantly lobbied agents to return to the dinner and finish the event, before finally conceding to reschedule it.

But the ongoing war in Iran has him taking threats more seriously.

‘I go by Secret Service and the military. They wanted me to go in a different flight, a different plane, for safety,’ Trump told reporters Tuesday. 

The frequent security concerns, one Washington insider noted, were shifting the conflict with Iran into more personal territory.

‘I got him before he got me,’ Trump boasted to ABC News after Ayatollah Khamenei was killed in February. ‘They tried twice. Well, I got him first.’

One source close to the White House noted that the president is more concerned about the increased threat to members of his family, particularly his 11 grandchildren.

Trump’s 19-year-old granddaughter Kai is leaving soon for the University of Miami to start her freshman year, and is set to bring her Secret Service detail with her. His 20-year-old son Barron, meanwhile, is nearby the White House attending New York University at its Washington, DC, campus – and is always surrounded by Secret Service protection. 

The Secret Service revealed in July that they had investigated more than 10,000 threats to its protectees in the first half of this year, the head of the agency revealed. 

And just this month, a man was caught with an illegal rifle and body armor while allegedly scouting Trump‘s Los Angeles golf club ahead of his visit there.

‘A potential tragedy was averted,’ said ATF Special Agent Kenneth R Cooper.

The president occasionally reminds Iran publicly that if anything happens to him, he has set up a fail-safe plan for revenge.

‘I’ve left instructions, if anything happens, to just literally bomb them at levels that they’ve never seen before,’ he told the New York Post in July.

The Daily Mail reached out to the White House for comment. 

Pitching legend Tommy John, known for the groundbreaking elbow surgery that extended his time on the field by 14 years, has passed away at 83, as confirmed by the New York Yankees.

John’s life came to an end at his residence in Bradenton, Florida. While the cause of death remains undisclosed, he had faced a prolonged battle with bladder cancer and other health issues in recent years.

In a heartfelt statement, the New York Yankees expressed their grief over John’s passing. The team highlighted his pivotal role in their roster and his cherished status among fans. His impressive persistence and post-surgery feats not only transformed countless athletes’ careers worldwide but also somewhat eclipsed his prowess on the mound, notably including two consecutive 20-win seasons with the Yankees.

Reflecting on his overall contributions, the Yankees paid tribute to John’s competitive spirit, his affinity for engaging conversations, his gracious character, and his status as both an athletic figure and a medical trailblazer. They extended their heartfelt sympathies to his family and close friends.

In August, John hinted at his health struggles when he missed the Yankees’ Old-Timers Day, sharing a message of farewell to his friends and fans who had supported him during his remarkable 26-year career.

“I will never forget you,” John said in his message posted to social media.

After suffering what had been up to then considered a career-ending injury, John, then 31, underwent ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction surgery on his left (pitching) elbow in 1974, with the revolutionary procedure being performed by Dr. Frank Jobe. The procedure was named after John and has since become commonplace, performed on thousands of players — not just pitchers — with a typical recovery time of a year to 18 months.

John, a four-time All-Star nicknamed “The Bionic Man,” went on to pitch for 14 more seasons after the surgery.

John had 124 wins in 355 games at the time of the procedure. He pitched in 405 more games, winning 164, and finishing with a career record of 288-231 with a 3.34 ERA in 760 career appearances. Besides eight seasons with the Yankees, for whom he won 91 games over two separate stints, John pitched for the Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, California Angels, Cleveland Indians and Oakland Athletics.

“Thanks to Dr. Jobe, who saved my arm