Trump: "I'm No. 1 on the kill list for Iran"

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President Trump on Wednesday dismissed speculation that he was not flying home from Turkey on his new Qatar-gifted Air Force One because of security concerns after twice saying earlier in the day that he was Iran's No. 1 target. "You know, the life of a president is very dangerous," he said at a press conference at the conclusion of the NATO summit in Ankara. "I'm No. 1 on the kill list for Iran." "I like being No. 1 on TikTok better, but I'm No. 1 on the list for killing," he added. Asked by another reporter why he was not flying on the new Air Force One, the president said it was because he wanted the plane to visit several U.S. military bases so troops could see it. "It's flying to Europe, to one of the big bases, two or three of the big bases, where we can show it to the people," he said, adding that he would be going back to Washington, DC, "by normal methods." "It's going to go to a couple of bases, stop so the soldiers can see it, because it's truly magnificent," he ad