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65. Somehow, I find the story of Trump

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 10:28 PM

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wanting the codes and SOMEONE at least, having the integrity, wisdom, morality, and COMMON SENSE to tell him no, far more comforting

than I do the notion that absolutely NO one could or would stop him if he did.

If it's the latter then the world is fukd.

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Trump wanted the nuclear codes now debunked [View all] videohead5 Yesterday OP

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

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

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

EXACTLY. This is the most important story of the year. Irish_Dem 17 hrs ago #79

Could that be why... 2naSalit Yesterday #8

Use a nuke during a search and rescue? RandySF Yesterday #15

Timing... 2naSalit Yesterday #20

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

I lived through... 2naSalit Yesterday #25

My brother was on a destroyer at the blockade. wnylib Yesterday #53

I hope you meant "Sit Room" COL Mustard Yesterday #34

Yeah... 2naSalit Yesterday #36

My guess YES. This is exactly why they kept him out of the room. Irish_Dem 17 hrs ago #80

Again and Again. This Doofus is probably going to kill us all. chouchou Yesterday #3

"The living will envy the dead." PCIntern Yesterday #35

Ah Yes....Ve will bury you. chouchou Yesterday #40

You have. AZ8theist 21 hrs ago #75

Apparently the very last guardrail left held... EarthFirst Yesterday #4

To be a fly on the wall orangecrush Yesterday #63

Don't believe it. RandySF Yesterday #5

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

everyone has the authority to deny a psycho war crime Tetrachloride Yesterday #32

Not true. Safe as Milk Yesterday #44

The group decided to disobey Chump's insane order FakeNoose Yesterday #50

I'm betting they told him orangecrush Yesterday #64

This message was self-deleted by its author RandySF Yesterday #70

The Missiles Are Flying - The Dead Zone Sector 001 Yesterday #6

What's the source? mobeau69 Yesterday #7

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

Caine probably said... back off buster,.. magicarpet Yesterday #9

Read Johnson's wikipedia entry SamuelTheThird Yesterday #10

His claim about t a particular meeting is not a debunk. Bluetus 6 hrs ago #93

30 Recs yet smells like clickbait. flvegan Yesterday #11

I just don't have faith anymore that it isn't true displacedvermoter Yesterday #14

Plus no link Polybius Yesterday #19

62 now, and on the front page. So embarrassing. demmiblue Yesterday #30

125 now, and Top 5 Greatest currently. flvegan Yesterday #57

I'm shocked. demmiblue Yesterday #59

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

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

But who is doing the coup? Trump or the military? Doodley Yesterday #41

The military. mr715 Yesterday #46

Refusing illegal orders isn't a coup Diraven 13 hrs ago #84

I have been hearing this all over social media. Baitball Blogger Yesterday #17

Cool story JoseBalow Yesterday #18

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

Yahoo reprinted the story from 'Lead Stories' RandySF Yesterday #28

I don't care whether Caine " stormed out." Qutzupalotl Yesterday #31

So the question that's asked and answered is did the general Figarosmom Yesterday #58

Are there any links to this story? radical noodle Yesterday #24

FFS... Larry C. Johnson: demmiblue Yesterday #26

I remember him. RandySF Yesterday #33

That was one terrible web site, spreading misinformation about the Obama Administration. They considered my surfered 13 hrs ago #83

In other words, he's a piece of shit. AZ8theist 21 hrs ago #76

Thanks mobeau69 Yesterday #27

Not Corroborated But... 2na fisherman Yesterday #29

From an expert at MIT (2017) RandySF Yesterday #37

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

Well, we're safe there pedo Trump can't read Farmer-Rick 14 hrs ago #82

Ah, he yearns for the good old days. usonian Yesterday #38

Something of this magnitude needs some verification. spanone Yesterday #39

Trump posted before videohead5 Yesterday #47

But didn't you know? BWdem4life Yesterday #55

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

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

This sums up this lunatic MaineNative Yesterday #45

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

Kick. N/T Upthevibe Yesterday #49

This doesn't pass the smell test. Jedi Guy Yesterday #51

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

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

They are just concerned :/ johnnyfins Yesterday #61

It happened in his first term also orangecrush Yesterday #62

Somehow, I find the story of Trump B.See Yesterday #65

That's not mental illness. progressoid Yesterday #66

Larry Johnson, purveyor of Russian propaganda on Ukraine... pat_k Yesterday #67

157 recs for debunked nonsense... sad. WarGamer Yesterday #68

Confirmation bias is alive and well sarisataka Yesterday #69

post of the year. WarGamer Yesterday #72

Little harsh maybe. Smokster 23 hrs ago #74

Is it? orangecrush 20 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 12 hrs ago #86

And Trump already has the code. RandySF Yesterday #71

Does something need to be debunked if it was never more than a rumor? EdmondDantes_ 23 hrs ago #73

And 4 years from now orangecrush 20 hrs ago #77

and whose in charge of the records? Javaman 16 hrs ago #81

Yes. That story was bullshit from the start. MineralMan 13 hrs ago #85

With a mentally firm, physically healthy president, the biscuit would be on their person at almost all times. John1956PA 12 hrs ago #87

I find what was initially reported to be very plausible Cosmocat 12 hrs ago #88

It doesn't matter if he did or not. Kid Berwyn 12 hrs ago #89

They outsmsarted him (talk about a low hurdle to jump) usonian 12 hrs ago #90

He needs to be in a nursing home under 24/7 supervision. Initech 11 hrs ago #91

This is what counts as "debunked" now? maxrandb 9 hrs ago #92