14 hours ago
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
Trump Bombs the Leak Machine
It's a legitimate question which of this week's strikes from the commander in chief carried more megajoules: Donald Trump's attack on Iran's nuclear facilities or his subsequent one on a media that diminished that attack's effectiveness. It's another example of an administration moving to avoid a repeat of first-term problems—in this case, by vigorously confronting partisan leaks.
The dust had yet to settle on Saturday's Iran strikes before CNN on Tuesday ran a story reporting a classified Defense Intelligence Agency report found the bombs 'did not destroy the core components of the country's nuclear program.' The outlet cited anonymous sources 'familiar' with the report, including one who said the strikes only 'set [Iran] back maybe a few months, tops'—undermining Mr. Trump's claim the bombs 'totally obliterated' the targets.
