At a rally in Arizona, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that government "leakers should be shot," recalling a specific leak that he said delayed B-2 airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities in June 2025. Trump remarked that "in the old days, we used to shoot leakers."
The controversial statement regarding government whistleblowers and leaks occurred just days after the administration approved the use of firing-squad executions for federal crimes, tying the rhetoric to broader discussions surrounding capital punishment and national security protocols.
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