Trump Denies US Munitions Shortage, Warns Leakers of Jail.

Trump denied the U.S. faces a munitions shortage and threatened prosecution of 'leakers' after the Washington Post reported he clashed with Hegseth over dwindling weapons stockpiles.

• Two sources told the Washington Post Trump said the munitions issue 'had been fixed.'
• 850-plus Tomahawk cruise missiles and over 1,000 THAAD missiles were fired in the first month of the Iran conflict.
• 65% of U.S. Patriot interceptors have been expended since the war began in February, per CSIS analysis.
• Three officials told Reuters the Army's ATACMS and PrSM precision missile stocks have fallen to near zero.

Why it matters: The shortages affect more than the Iran conflict — depleted stockpiles reduce U.S. capacity to respond to threats from Russia and China.

• Ukraine has been denied Patriot interceptors due to U.S. consumption, contributing to casualties from Russian strikes.
• The Pentagon's $67 billion emergency funding request to Congress signals the scale of the replenishment problem.

How 48 sources split on this story

Where they split: The core dispute is whether Trump was misled by Hegseth about the shortage — a claim two anonymous sources made to the Washington Post and the White House flatly denied.

What’s next: Congress must act on the $67 billion Pentagon emergency funding request to replenish stocks.

• Trump said defense manufacturers are expanding production capacity at record levels.
• How many precision missiles remain in U.S. inventories — sources declined to give exact figures.
• Whether the munitions shortage directly caused Trump to hold back from large-scale strikes against Iran.
• What accountability, if any, Deputy Secretary Stephen Feinberg faces given Hegseth reportedly blamed him for the shortfall.