On August 6, Trump posted on a social platform, strongly denying reports that U.S. military ammunition stockpiles are insufficient. He said the United States has vast reserves of all kinds of ammunition, that multiple national defense factories are expanding production, and that ammunition would continue to be supplied in large batches to the front lines. He accused those who exposed the tightly constrained stockpile information of being intentional traitors and leakers, claiming he would do everything to track down all the people who broke the news and impose long-term imprisonment penalties. Although several military officials privately acknowledged that ammunition consumption has been too fast, Trump still maintained the external line that ammunition is sufficient, seeking to steady public confidence at home and among Middle Eastern allies.