Trump Seeks Leaker of Information on Downed US Airman

The president said the media outlet could face consequences if it refuses to reveal source of a leak involving the missing U.S. airman in Iran.

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters during a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on April 6, 2026, as Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine listen. Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo

President Donald Trump said on April 6 that the journalist who first reported a second missing airman in Iran could face jail if they refuse to disclose the source, citing national security risks.

“We’re looking very hard to find that leaker,” Trump said at a White House press conference. “They basically said that ‘we have one and there’s somebody missing.’ Well, they didn’t know there was somebody missing until this leaker gave the information.”