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Trump Campaigns And Attacks Leakers

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President Trump declared Wednesday that 'leakers should be shot' as he ranted about the run-up to the Iran war during a campaign rally in Bullhead City, Arizona.

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In Bullhead City, Arizona, Trump will be rallying support for Rep. Andy Biggs, who is seeking to defeat incumbent Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs.

4 of 12 outletsfirst reported 14 Octwording from Toronto Star

“When they leak what time you’re going to attack a country, and the reason you’re attacking is really for defense because you don’t want them to have a weapon that can blow up millions of people in one shot.”

4 of 12 outletsfirst reported 14 Octwording from New York Post

Trump appeared to be talking about the initial June 2025 strike on Iran that targeted three Iranian nuclear sites, claiming that information about the departure of the B-2 bombers from Missouri was leaked to the New York Times and CNN - forcing him to call off the raid.

4 of 12 outletsfirst reported 14 Octwording from Daily Mail

Alyssa Farah Griffin, a White House official during Trump's first term, told a Mediaite podcast that she had heard Trump talk about executing a staff member who leaked information.

3 of 12 outletsfirst reported 15 Octwording from Times of India

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Trump boasts he could ‘murder someone’ and not lose MAGA faithful after saying leakers ‘should be shot’ The Independent

How it changed

  1. 14 Oct

    President Trump declared Wednesday that 'leakers should be shot' as he ranted about the run-up to the Iran war during a campaign rally in Bullhead City, Arizona.

    6 outlets · Daily Mail
  2. 15 Oct

    With Election Day less than three weeks away, Trump rallied behind Rep. Andy Biggs, the Republican gubernatorial nominee, and a slate of GOP candidates during a campaign stop in Bullhead City, taking aim at Democrat Gov. Katie Hobbs and calling for a victory in honor of Charlie Kirk.

    3 outlets · Fox News

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