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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IMO neither the media nor internet commandos care about the consequences of divulging potentially sensitive information. They are just interested in getting the scoop or hits.
My money is on Schiffty.
does it sound like a toilet flushing when you shake your head noob?
It doesn’t seem to ever be enforced, but isn’t it illegal for the reporter to keep the leaker’s identity a secret when the leaker’s leak is illegal?
And how much wood would a woodchuck chuck?
A media form of treason.
US v Nixon is the relevant precedent.
Ooh, clutch your pearls harder, Mr. Darcey.
Even Scott Ritter voted for him, even in the last election. Moral of the story, anyone can get conned.
Them? Also, sure sounded like those useless A-10s came in handy. Again. Keep the warthogs!
Our enemies are also inside the gates, making rulings.
So the rescued pilot story is real?
I thought it was just a cover for the attempt to grab Iran’s uranium.
That was amazing when General Caine said the downed A-10’s job was to draw fire. And the pilot kept fighting and did a completely controlled ejection.
The whiny “we’re losing” crybabies probably filled their diapers at that one. Kinda killed off their narrative.
leaker really should be sentenced to death after conviction for this one ... and then nail the hide on the nearest fence as a warning to the rest ...
Absolutely agree. Freedom of the press does not necessarily mean freedom of those big 4 corporations to lie, smear and betray this country.
“ Voted for the guy 3 times, but still shake my head listening to him ramble...
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I don’t.
I also done join in when people gang up on him. And not one to one when they repeat this nonsense ‘he rambles’ and so forth
I recommend the same
I listened to the speech and the press conference
He ordered the mission while some advisors said it would bee too risky. He paid close attention to the operation. He knows all the details. He knows all the machinery, technology, capabilities, quantities, time lapses, timing and he greatly admired th expertise of our airmen
So do I. I know many
He was elated and puffed up and exuberant
If all you got from that was he was rambling you are with many pain in the ass people in this country who will put him down at nothing in the sight of an angry mob
Makes me sick
I would love to see the cretin be made to regret the day of their birth and curse their parents for ever having conceived the POS. I can wish can’t I?
The other one that needs to be made that either God or the devil would take him and soon is retired B. General Holt for running his mouth when he should not have while he was showboating.
Yup!
Punish to the fullest extent of the law.
Even Scott Ritter voted for him, even in the last election. Moral of the story, anyone can get conned.
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