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24. Are there any links to this story?

Reply to videohead5 (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 08:07 PM

22 hrs ago

All I could find is something saying it's false.

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Trump wanted the nuclear codes now debunked [View all] videohead5 23 hrs ago OP

So Trump will find a general who will hand the codes over to him? Irish_Dem 23 hrs ago #1

It sounds as though there occurred a righteous mini-coup. The officers and agents with the sidearms told him, "No." John1956PA 23 hrs ago #2

It's not true. Trump is the commander in chief and could fire anyone that got in his way. pcdb 21 hrs ago #52

EXACTLY. This is the most important story of the year. Irish_Dem 12 hrs ago #79

Could that be why... 2naSalit 23 hrs ago #8

Use a nuke during a search and rescue? RandySF 23 hrs ago #15

Timing... 2naSalit 22 hrs ago #20

I never thought I would say this in my lifetime RandySF 22 hrs ago #22

I lived through... 2naSalit 22 hrs ago #25

My brother was on a destroyer at the blockade. wnylib 21 hrs ago #53

I hope you meant "Sit Room" COL Mustard 22 hrs ago #34

Yeah... 2naSalit 22 hrs ago #36

My guess YES. This is exactly why they kept him out of the room. Irish_Dem 12 hrs ago #80

Again and Again. This Doofus is probably going to kill us all. chouchou 23 hrs ago #3

"The living will envy the dead." PCIntern 22 hrs ago #35

Ah Yes....Ve will bury you. chouchou 22 hrs ago #40

You have. AZ8theist 16 hrs ago #75

Apparently the very last guardrail left held... EarthFirst 23 hrs ago #4

To be a fly on the wall orangecrush 20 hrs ago #63

Don't believe it. RandySF 23 hrs ago #5

Everybody, from 4 star general to 1st Lt on an ICBM crew have the moral displacedvermoter 23 hrs ago #13

everyone has the authority to deny a psycho war crime Tetrachloride 22 hrs ago #32

Not true. Safe as Milk 22 hrs ago #44

The group decided to disobey Chump's insane order FakeNoose 21 hrs ago #50

I'm betting they told him orangecrush 20 hrs ago #64

This message was self-deleted by its author RandySF 19 hrs ago #70

The Missiles Are Flying - The Dead Zone Sector 001 23 hrs ago #6

What's the source? mobeau69 23 hrs ago #7

A twitter post. I posted a fact check from Yahoo news down thread. chowder66 22 hrs ago #23

Caine probably said... back off buster,.. magicarpet 23 hrs ago #9

Read Johnson's wikipedia entry SamuelTheThird 23 hrs ago #10

His claim about t a particular meeting is not a debunk. Bluetus 1 hr ago #93

30 Recs yet smells like clickbait. flvegan 23 hrs ago #11

I just don't have faith anymore that it isn't true displacedvermoter 23 hrs ago #14

Plus no link Polybius 23 hrs ago #19

62 now, and on the front page. So embarrassing. demmiblue 22 hrs ago #30

125 now, and Top 5 Greatest currently. flvegan 21 hrs ago #57

I'm shocked. demmiblue 21 hrs ago #59

If it's true, THAT should be grounds for impeachment AND removal. calimary 23 hrs ago #12

If this were true, it'd be a military coup. mr715 23 hrs ago #16

But who is doing the coup? Trump or the military? Doodley 22 hrs ago #41

The military. mr715 22 hrs ago #46

Refusing illegal orders isn't a coup Diraven 8 hrs ago #84

I have been hearing this all over social media. Baitball Blogger 23 hrs ago #17

Cool story JoseBalow 23 hrs ago #18

Fact Check: Caine Did Not Storm Out of Emergency Meeting After Trump Suggested Threatening Iran With Nuclear Weapons chowder66 22 hrs ago #21

Yahoo reprinted the story from 'Lead Stories' RandySF 22 hrs ago #28

I don't care whether Caine " stormed out." Qutzupalotl 22 hrs ago #31

So the question that's asked and answered is did the general Figarosmom 21 hrs ago #58

Are there any links to this story? radical noodle 22 hrs ago #24

FFS... Larry C. Johnson: demmiblue 22 hrs ago #26

I remember him. RandySF 22 hrs ago #33

That was one terrible web site, spreading misinformation about the Obama Administration. They considered my surfered 8 hrs ago #83

In other words, he's a piece of shit. AZ8theist 16 hrs ago #76

Thanks mobeau69 22 hrs ago #27

Not Corroborated But... 2na fisherman 22 hrs ago #29

From an expert at MIT (2017) RandySF 22 hrs ago #37

Technically yes. There's a little bit of "backroom" gray area when dealing with an unhinged president it seems though Smokster 21 hrs ago #54

Well, we're safe there pedo Trump can't read Farmer-Rick 9 hrs ago #82

Ah, he yearns for the good old days. usonian 22 hrs ago #38

Something of this magnitude needs some verification. spanone 22 hrs ago #39

Trump posted before videohead5 22 hrs ago #47

But didn't you know? BWdem4life 21 hrs ago #55

If this is true he needs to be removed from office now. Botany 22 hrs ago #42

Remember when Trump suggested using nukes on hurricanes? He's way more insane now than then. Doodley 22 hrs ago #43

This sums up this lunatic MaineNative 22 hrs ago #45

I believe he wanted to, and thank goodness the military leaders are still sane enough to stop him FakeNoose 21 hrs ago #48

Kick. N/T Upthevibe 21 hrs ago #49

This doesn't pass the smell test. Jedi Guy 21 hrs ago #51

I don't think he has to ask anyone for the codes ToxMarz 21 hrs ago #56

Nuclear experts on this thread trying to convince everyone Piggy can do anything he wants any time he wants... MorbidButterflyTat 21 hrs ago #60

They are just concerned :/ johnnyfins 21 hrs ago #61

It happened in his first term also orangecrush 21 hrs ago #62

Somehow, I find the story of Trump B.See 20 hrs ago #65

That's not mental illness. progressoid 20 hrs ago #66

Larry Johnson, purveyor of Russian propaganda on Ukraine... pat_k 20 hrs ago #67

157 recs for debunked nonsense... sad. WarGamer 20 hrs ago #68

Confirmation bias is alive and well sarisataka 20 hrs ago #69

post of the year. WarGamer 19 hrs ago #72

Little harsh maybe. Smokster 18 hrs ago #74

Is it? orangecrush 16 hrs ago #78

Aren't a lot of the REC'S for the fact that someone is posting that it WAS debunked? Ol Janx Spirit 8 hrs ago #86

And Trump already has the code. RandySF 19 hrs ago #71

Does something need to be debunked if it was never more than a rumor? EdmondDantes_ 19 hrs ago #73

And 4 years from now orangecrush 16 hrs ago #77

and whose in charge of the records? Javaman 11 hrs ago #81

Yes. That story was bullshit from the start. MineralMan 8 hrs ago #85

With a mentally firm, physically healthy president, the biscuit would be on their person at almost all times. John1956PA 7 hrs ago #87

I find what was initially reported to be very plausible Cosmocat 7 hrs ago #88

It doesn't matter if he did or not. Kid Berwyn 7 hrs ago #89

They outsmsarted him (talk about a low hurdle to jump) usonian 7 hrs ago #90

He needs to be in a nursing home under 24/7 supervision. Initech 7 hrs ago #91

This is what counts as "debunked" now? maxrandb 5 hrs ago #92