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Trump threatens to jail journalists in hunt to find leaker of Iran fighter jet story

By April 16, 2026No Comments

Source: NBC News —

President Donald Trump threatened to jail journalists at the media outlet that first reported a second airman was missing following the shoot-down of an American fighter jet in Iran on Friday.

…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.’”

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