Trump calls for furious investigation into the "insider": Who leaked the news of the U.S. military pilot missing in Iran? Anyone who refuses to hand over the source will be sent to jail.
On April 6, during a White House briefing on two successful rescues of downed crew members, Trump vowed to track down the "leaker" who first disclosed the "missing Air Force officer in Iran," threatening that journalists involved would face prison if they did not reveal their sources.
"Because of the leak, this operation has become much more difficult," Trump said. "We are working very hard to find that leaker."
He then escalated: "The person who wrote that story must come forward with the source—or go to jail." Trump criticized the exposure of the second missing crew member, claiming it severely disrupted the U.S. military rescue mission, effectively warning Iran in advance to snatch the personnel.
"We will go after the media company that published that report and tell them directly: national security is at stake—either hand over the source or go to prison," Trump said. "We must find that leaker because that’s a sick individual."
[My Commentary] This illustrates Trump’s current logic: anyone who doesn’t fit his narrative—whether Iran or his own media—is automatically a “sick insider”.
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