Trump Vows Revenge in Chilling Threat to Press Freedom [View all]

Donald Trump has threatened to jail journalists who first reported that a second U.S. airman was missing after Iran shot down a fighter jet last week, claiming it almost jeopardized the rescue mission.

In the latest clash between Trump and the media, the president condemned what he described as a “leak” of information to an unnamed journalist, vowing he would pursue the media organization that published the details unless they turned over the name of their source.

“We think we’ll be able to find it out,” Trump said, “because 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.’”

“When they did that (published the information) then suddenly all of Iran knew that there was a pilot somewhere on their land,” he added.

It is not clear who was responsible for the leak, with Trump describing them only as “a sick person.” Nor is it known which media outlet is now being pressured to give up its sources. The White House has refused to provide any additional information for fear of tipping off the subject.

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