(Web Desk) - President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday at an alleged leaker he accused of revealing the departure and arrival times of U.S. bombers ahead of planned strikes on Iran, saying the disclosure compromised the mission and declaring that "leakers should be shot."
“There were two weeks, and we sent those beautiful B-2 — the wings. You know, the wings that carry very large bombs and are totally stealth.
“And they went there and they were being waited,” Trump said at a rally in Arizona.
“I mean, Iran was waiting for them, and they never got to see him. 1:00 in the morning, they flew over and, you know, somebody leaked, some sleazebag,” he said.
“They ought to go to jail. But they leaked that we were leaving at 1207 from Missouri.
“And it was in the New York Times, CNN they leaked the time we were leaving, the time we were arriving.”
Trump said he called Gen. Dan Caine, who assured him the military could proceed despite the leak.
“I said, let's change the time. “So I called off the raid,” Trump said, adding that the strikes took place two days later.
“Now we can do the raid. Let's leave it exactly the same time. That was the only time that they didn't expect us to be used.
“We used the exact same time, but they leaked. Leakers should be. In my opinion, leakers should be shot,” Trump added.