Trump calls media ‘treasonous scum’ over reports of low Iran war munitions

Comments are the latest swipe by US president against critical media coverage of what experts call troubling shortages.Published On 3 Sep 20263 Sep 2026United States President Donald Trump has again pushed back on media reports detailing dangerously low munitions stockpiles as the US-Israel war with Iran stretches into its seventh month.In a post on his Truth Social account, Trump said the military was producing munitions at “levels never seen before” and has “far more than we could ever use”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3ABC ‘fighting back’, urging US public to defend stations amid FCC scrutinylist 2 of 3ABC News says FCC is carrying out intimidation campaign to shape coveragelist 3 of 3Trump threatens to report journalist Kristen Welker to broadcast regulatorend of listHe also again took aim at media outlets that have reported on US shortages of both offensive and defensive weapons, calling them “treasonous scum” who refuse to “accurately report” on the war with Iran.Trump made similar comments about news reports of munitions shortages in August, after the Washington Post reported he had grown frustrated with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth over the supply short...