Trump says leakers should be shot: 'They're the scum of the earth'

Politics The Hill By Julia Manchester 14 Oct 2026 21:48 1 min read
Trump says leakers should be shot: 'They're the scum of the earth'

President Trump suggested Wednesday at a campaign rally in Arizona that leakers should be shot, in an apparent reference to leaks surrounding U.S. airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.  “Somebody leaked, some sleazebag. They ought to go to jail and be shot. For the rest of their life, they should be in jail,” Trump said at...

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