Trump denies US weapons shortage and says information 'leakers' being 'hunted down'

President Donald Trump has denied reports that the US is suffering a munitions shortage and vowed in a social media post that his administration would seek 'long term jail sentences' for those suspected of leaking information. "The U.S. has massive amounts of 'munitions,' especially of certain types." "The 'leakers' of these treasonous statements are being hunted down." "Long term jail sentences will be sought!" "I really believe their fake 'reporting' is treasonous!" "I am extremely happy with the job that Pete Hegseth is doing." CBS News (the BBC's US partner), citing two unnamed sources, reported the US "has gone through much of its global stockpile of long-range precision missiles" during the war. The Washington Post reported Trump confronted Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth last week over a possible weapons shortfall; the BBC has not confirmed this. CSIS estimates: by end of July the US had between 759 and 827 Patriot missiles left — about a third of the 2,330 available before the conflict; CSIS's Mark Cancian said the US has used around 60% of its THAAD interceptors. Hegseth asked the US Senate for $87bn (68bn pounds) in emergency funds to "rapidly replenish equipment and munitions." Trump to the Wall Street Journal last month: "We have far more munitions than anyone in the world, and far more than we need."