{"id":2983,"date":"2026-09-29T18:05:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T18:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/checkthenews.store\/?p=2983"},"modified":"2026-09-29T18:05:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T18:05:03","slug":"dan-scavino-calls-out-alleged-white-house-leaker-putting-new-pressure-on-the-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/checkthenews.store\/?p=2983","title":{"rendered":"Dan Scavino Calls Out Alleged White House Leaker, Putting New Pressure on the Administration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dan Scavino \u2014 White House Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of the Presidential Personnel Office \u2014 dropped a post on X Wednesday morning that had Washington buzzing before the coffee was finished brewing. He didn\u2019t name names. He didn\u2019t have to.<\/p>\n<p>The post, in Scavino\u2019s characteristically unvarnished style, was addressed directly to whoever fits the description:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you get fired for doing a spectacularly shitty job at an agency, with your badge deactivated, building access revoked, and the full \u2018you\u2019re dead to us\u2019 package \u2014 or when you get passed over for Ambassadorships, Boards, or Commissions \u2014 because there are candidates who are actually far more qualified than you, please resist the urge to sprint to every media outlet that will platform your lying bull shit, and then falsely attack the people in the Presidential Personnel Office who are out here serving President Trump, the Administration, and the American people each and every day \u2014 Just take the L, and move on, LOSER.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you for your attention to this matter.\u201d The presidential sign-off on a professional execution.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=USAFeatures&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2090256966497013982&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fusajournal.news%2F2026%2F08%2F20%2Fjust-put-the-white-house-leaker%2F&amp;sessionId=3c3573957c97024b77de421ac789f35ebbde210b&amp;siteScreenName=USAFeatures&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2090256966497013982\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kash Patel\u2019s reaction was two words: \u201cBoss Move, Dan\u2019s a legend.\u201d The anonymous account 0HOUR1 filed the formal report: \u201cI would like to report a murder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That last one is accurate. Scavino didn\u2019t just put the leaker on notice. He described their situation so precisely \u2014 badge deactivated, building access revoked, \u201cyou\u2019re dead to us\u201d package \u2014 that whoever it is now knows with certainty that Scavino\u2019s team knows exactly who they are and exactly what they\u2019ve been doing.<\/p>\n<p>The most common guess circulating on X pointed toward Joe Kent, the former director of the National Counterterrorism Center who resigned in March 2026 in an explosive letter blaming Israel for the Iran war. Trump\u2019s own public response to that resignation was notably unsentimental: \u201cIt\u2019s a good thing that he\u2019s out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kent fits parts of the description. But Scavino included an \u201cor\u201d \u2014 which may mean more than one person is in the crosshairs. Someone who lost their position. Someone who wanted an ambassadorship or board appointment and didn\u2019t get it. Possibly the same person. Possibly two different aggrieved former officials now feeding media narratives about the Presidential Personnel Office.<\/p>\n<p>The broader context matters. The Trump administration has been dealing with a sustained leak problem \u2014 from the Turkey security operation story to the false Kash Patel firing report to the fabricated Camp David confrontation between Trump and Hegseth. Some of those leaks clearly came from inside people with access. Scavino\u2019s post is a signal that the hunt for the sources isn\u2019t limited to formal investigations. The inner circle knows who\u2019s talking.<\/p>\n<p>The named person \u2014 whoever they are \u2014 will either respond publicly, confirming themselves as the target, or stay quiet, which confirms it differently.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, Scavino landed the shot. The recipient felt it. 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