From NBC News · Kyla Guilfoil · · 40s
Trump says leakers should be shot
Trump demands leakers face death penalty at campaign rally.
In brief
Trump demands leakers face death penalty at campaign rally. Trump claims government officials who leak classified info to media should be shot. Originally reported by NBC News.
Trump's leak threat
President Trump said leakers should be shot at a campaign rally in Bullhead City, Ariz.
“Leakers should be, in my opinion, leakers should be shot.”
Iran raid leak
Trump claimed someone leaked the timing of a planned U.S. military strike on Iran nuclear facilities in June 2025.
“They leaked the time we were leaving, the time we were arriving.”
Media as leakers
Trump compared journalists covering his rally to leakers, saying they leak false information.
“They leak false information. That makes them a leaker, right?”
Leak crackdown
Trump's administration has sought to crack down on media leaks with polygraph tests and nondisclosure agreements.
“Federal investigators subjected about 50 members of the U.S. military’s Joint Staff to polygraph tests.”
Here's the gist
Trump claims government officials who leak classified info to media should be shot.
