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Trump vows to catch ‘leaker’ who revealed US could not initially reach F-15 pilot in Iran: ‘Give it up or go to jail’
NY Post ^ | 4/06/26 | Steven Nelson

Posted on 04/06/2026 11:02:18 AM PDT by Libloather

President Trump vowed Monday to catch the “leaker” who revealed that US forces were not immediately able to rescue the second F-15 pilot shot down over Iran — as he retold of the wounded airman’s dramatic weekend rescue.

“We’re looking very hard to find that leaker,” Trump said in the White House briefing room. “They basically said that we have one and there’s somebody missing. Well, [Iran] didn’t know there was somebody missing until this leaker gave the information.”

“We think we’ll be able to find it out, because we’re going to go to the media company that released it, and we’re going to say, ‘national security, give it up or go to jail,’” Trump said.

“It became a much more difficult operation because a leaker leaked that we have one, we’ve rescued one, but there’s another one out there that we’re trying to get,” he added.

“The country, Iran, put out a major notice… offering a very big award for anybody that captures the pilot… We have to find that leaker, because that’s a sick person. Probably didn’t realize the extent of how bad it was. I can’t imagine that the person did, but we’re going to find out. It’s national security, and the person that did the story will go to jail if he doesn’t say.”

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Lock her up.
1 posted on 04/06/2026 11:02:18 AM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

Lock the press out of the WH AND AF1. Let them get their headlines from streaming video. The press is the enemy of the US and has been since the 60’s.


2 posted on 04/06/2026 11:05:05 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: Libloather

So who in the administration or at the Pentagon is close to Jennifer Griffin from Fox News?


3 posted on 04/06/2026 11:08:58 AM PDT by CFW
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To: Libloather
It’s national security, and the person that did the story will go to jail if he doesn’t say.

So they know it's a man, but they don't know who it is.

4 posted on 04/06/2026 11:09:19 AM PDT by Kleon
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To: Libloather

Probably in the State Dept or Military


5 posted on 04/06/2026 11:11:57 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: Kleon

Trump isn’t all touchy feely about this gender nonsense.

EC


6 posted on 04/06/2026 11:12:20 AM PDT by Ex-Con777 ("Journalism is about covering important stories-with a pillow, until they stop moving." ~ David Burg)
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To: Zathras

The leaky person is probably leaking in their pants right about now.

I doubt they thought about the consequences, but they should have a huge fine, be fired and lose their pension, probably go to jail for a while as well.


7 posted on 04/06/2026 11:14:08 AM PDT by algore ( )
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To: Libloather

Some low level judge will free the culprit within 5 minutes of any sactions and the Trump feds will let her/him walk just like they cave to every low level judge.


8 posted on 04/06/2026 11:16:06 AM PDT by Midwesterner53
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To: Kleon

The way it is written, I think the journalist is the “he” and they know who that “he” is but not the other that gave the info to “he”.


9 posted on 04/06/2026 11:16:10 AM PDT by Cold Heart
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To: Libloather

Voted for the guy 3 times, but still shake my head listening to him ramble...


10 posted on 04/06/2026 11:18:22 AM PDT by misterdarcey (Abandon all nuance, ye who enter here.)
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To: CFW
So who in the administration or at the Pentagon is close to Jennifer Griffin from Fox News?

Was she the first to report this?

11 posted on 04/06/2026 11:20:46 AM PDT by gloryblaze
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To: misterdarcey

That’s all u got on an important issue like this? Who gives a flying crap about what u think.


12 posted on 04/06/2026 11:21:28 AM PDT by winoneforthegipper ("If you can't ride two hYeaorses at once, you probably shouldn't be in the circus" - SP)
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To: Midwesterner53

That low level judge and its family will then require 24/7 security.
That can be an exhaustive lifestyle.


13 posted on 04/06/2026 11:22:48 AM PDT by rellic
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To: winoneforthegipper

Just what I was going to say.


14 posted on 04/06/2026 11:24:07 AM PDT by norcal joe ( )
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To: algore

“probably go to jail for a while as well”

…probably?! 5 years minimum


15 posted on 04/06/2026 11:24:28 AM PDT by albie
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To: CFW

Im not sure the leaker said anything to Jennifer Griffin, who was the first to report on this..? And yes whoever did this needs to be strug up and hung this could have ended VERY badly thank God it was a successful rescue


16 posted on 04/06/2026 11:25:50 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: misterdarcey

His “rambling” as you call it is exactly what’s needed.


17 posted on 04/06/2026 11:26:58 AM PDT by albie
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To: misterdarcey

Pour yourself a glass of wine and switch to reruns of Hazel. You’ll feel better. 🍷

I cleanse my palate of too much politics by watching true crime; it’s less disturbing. 😵‍💫


18 posted on 04/06/2026 11:32:59 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam ( "Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away". - B. Franklin)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...
No need for quotes around leaker.

19 posted on 04/06/2026 11:35:44 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (TDS -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: Libloather

I just saw a press briefing with SOW Hegseth, General Caine, and the President.

I thought it was great, especially the back & forth with the press from the 47th President.

According to democrat message boards Trump is supposedly in a Biden like vegetable state, which is laughable after this last presser.(They’re stupid drones.)


20 posted on 04/06/2026 11:39:24 AM PDT by unclebankster (Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. )
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