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Trump tells Arizona rally leakers 'should be shot'

The remark came at a campaign rally for Rep. Andy Biggs, the second stop on the president's 2026 swing through western states; the White House has not clarified.

On air: Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman on The Five O'Clock
Published 5:47 PM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Photo: Daniel Torok · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

Photo: Donald Trump — Photo: Daniel Torok · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

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First reported by Washington Examiner: “Trump says government ‘leakers should be shot’”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 5:47 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Trump.

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Washington ExaminerTrump says government ‘leakers should be shot’

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe president says government officials who leak to the press "should be shot."
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe said it Wednesday at a rally on the Arizona-Nevada border for Congressman Andy Biggs and other Republicans, the second stop of his western swing.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorShot. At a rally, with a microphone, about people who talk to reporters.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe Washington Examiner has it, and nobody there seems to have been surprised.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe White House has not said whether he meant it literally. Leaks are a federal crime in some cases, and that is the usual remedy.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe usual remedy is a subpoena. Every president has hated leakers, and every one of them has been leaked on.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorEvery one.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd I'm sure this speech was leaked to the press before he gave it.