The Pentagon had to delay an air raid on Iran after the bombers’ departure time was leaked to the press, the US president has claimed
Government employees sharing confidential information with journalists should face the death penalty, US President Donald Trump has said.
Addressing supporters during a midterm rally in Bullhead City, Arizona on Wednesday, Trump cited an occasion when the Pentagon allegedly had to put off an air raid against Iran after the bombers’ departure and arrival times were leaked to the press, including the New York Times and CNN.
It was not immediately clear which military operation Trump was referring to, although several media outlets conjectured that he was speaking about last year’s bombing campaign targeting Iran’s underground nuclear facilities.
“Somebody leaked – some sleazebag,” Trump said, adding that “they ought to go to jail and be shot.”
He argued that “in the old days we used to shoot leakers… [especially] when they leak what time you’re going to attack a country.”
“The leakers are the scum of the earth,” Trump concluded.
Since the start of the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran in late February, the Republican leader has repeatedly lashed out at government officials leaking information to the press as well as media outlets publishing such materials.
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