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Trump Calls for Shooting Leakers of Classified Information

By Drooid · Oct 15, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC · How we work

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U.S. President Donald Trump said leakers of classified military information should be shot.
He approved a firing-squad execution of former Army officer Nidal Hasan on December 3.
Trump claimed a leak of departure times forced postponement of the June 2025 B-2 strike on Iran.
Two days later he said he reinstated the raid’s original departure time.
Trump joked the U.S. eliminated so many Iranian leaders officials cannot identify a negotiating counterpart.

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U.S. President Donald Trump said leakers of classified military information should be shot.
He approved a firing-squad execution of former Army officer Nidal Hasan on December 3.
Trump claimed a leak of departure times forced postponement of the June 2025 B-2 strike on Iran.
Two days later he said he reinstated the raid’s original departure time.
Trump joked the U.S. eliminated so many Iranian leaders officials cannot identify a negotiating counterpart.