October 16, 2026

At an Arizona rally, the President of the United States said people who leak to the press deserve to be shot, then turned and pointed at the reporters in the room. It was not a slip. It is the loudest expression yet of a strategy that runs through polygraphs, subpoenas, a home raid, fired watchdogs and a proposed gag agreement for the entire federal workforce, all while the administration faces the most serious corruption questions in modern presidential history.