16 APR 2026
United States

Trump on missing scientists: 'Pretty serious stuff'

Thursday, 16 April 2026 at 18:42 UTC · 3 sources

President Donald Trump has acknowledged that at least ten scientists with access to classified nuclear and aerospace materials have gone missing. When asked by Fox News reporter Peter Doocy about the possibility of foreign adversaries 'scooping people up,' Trump responded, 'I hope it's random. We're going to know in the next week and a half.' The president then pivoted to blame the situation on the Biden administration's border policies, stating, 'Well, Biden had open borders.' This exchange follows earlier reports of a pattern of scientists with classified access disappearing or being found dead in recent months.

Updates
4h ago@Worldsource24

Added video of President Trump's direct response to a reporter's question on the matter.

4h ago@Osint613

Trump specified the number of missing scientists as 'at least ten' and gave a timeline of 'the next week and a half' for answers, while also directly responding to questions about foreign adversary involvement.

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Cycle: Thursday, 16 April 2026 at 18:42 UTC · First reported: 4h ago