Trump wants to jail reporters over leaks from own administration

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Trump wants to jail reporters over leaks from own administration
The president says journalists could face imprisonment for reporting on war rescue operations

By Sophia Tesfaye
Senior Writer
Published April 8, 2026 9:00AM (EDT)


(Salon) On Tuesday morning, Donald Trump issued threat against Iran so apocalyptic it stunned some of his most radical supporters: “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” It’s the kind of rhetoric that shocks the conscience, even in a presidency defined by shock. With the war in Iran now entering its seventh week and spiraling toward an uncertain end, the statement landed like a warning flare. By day’s end, after setting off a global panic, the president backed down and announced a two-week ceasefire deal. Then, for the second time during this war, Trump lashed out at the media for supposedly spreading Iranian disinformation.

When the president announced the agreement in a post on his Truth Social platform, he also noted he had “received a 10 point proposal from Iran” that he considered “a workable basis on which to negotiate.” Reporting on the story, CNN posted a news brief headlined “Iran claims victory, says it forced US to accept 10-point plan” that included a statement from the Iranian Security Council critical of the U.S. reading, in part, “The enemy, in its unfair, unlawful, and criminal war against the Iranian nation, has suffered an undeniable, historic, and crushing defeat.” CNN anchor Erin Burnett also read aloud from the statement on her show: “Our hands remain upon the trigger and should the slightest error be committed by the enemy it shall be met with full force.”

Trump turned again to Truth Social to air his anger. “The alleged Statement put out by CNN World News is a FRAUD, as CNN well knows,” Trump wrote. “CNN is being ordered to immediately withdraw this Statement with full apologies for their, as usual, terrible ‘reporting.’ Results of the investigation will be announced in the near future.”

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The premise of the president’s outrage — that this story originated with a treasonous leak from within the government that jeopardized a sensitive rescue mission — falls apart almost immediately. The F-15E Strike Eagle is a two-seat aircraft that flies with a pilot and a weapons systems officer. When reports emerged that one crew member had been rescued, it did not require access to classified information to infer that the second was still missing. Anyone with even a cursory understanding of the aircraft, or simply the ability to use Google and follow basic facts, could have arrived at that conclusion. ..............................(more)

https://www.salon.com/2026/04/08/trump-wants-to-jail-reporters-over-leaks-from-own-administration/

[Dave Bowman]

1. Says the convicted felon and traitor.

He deserves to be locked in the worst jail available.