Trump threatens to jail journalist to find source of second missing airman report
The Guardian • • nation
Key Points:
- President Donald Trump threatened to jail journalists or media companies that reported on a second missing US airman after being shot down by Iran, aiming to identify and punish the source of the leak.
- The injured airman hid in a mountain crevice before being rescued by a US recovery team under heavy fire; Trump announced his recovery on Sunday.
- Trump claimed the leak endangered the airman by alerting Iran to his presence and vowed to pressure the media outlet involved to reveal their source under national security grounds.
- Trump has intensified efforts to target media companies during his second administration, including threatening lawsuits and restricting access, exemplified by the FBI raid on Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson.
- Press freedom advocates emphasize that journalists are protected by the First Amendment to publish government leaks, asserting that it is the government's responsibility to safeguard secrets, not the press's.
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