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EdmondDantes_

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73. Does something need to be debunked if it was never more than a rumor?

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 11:44 PM

Apr 20

Just because we don't like Trump that doesn't mean everything bad about him is absolute truth. He sucks from what we factually know without the need for unfounded rumors from a clown like Larry Johnson.

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Trump wanted the nuclear codes now debunked [View all] videohead5 Apr 20 OP

So Trump will find a general who will hand the codes over to him? Irish_Dem Apr 20 #1

It sounds as though there occurred a righteous mini-coup. The officers and agents with the sidearms told him, "No." John1956PA Apr 20 #2

It's not true. Trump is the commander in chief and could fire anyone that got in his way. pcdb Apr 20 #52

EXACTLY. This is the most important story of the year. Irish_Dem Apr 21 #79

Could that be why... 2naSalit Apr 20 #8

Use a nuke during a search and rescue? RandySF Apr 20 #15

Timing... 2naSalit Apr 20 #20

I never thought I would say this in my lifetime RandySF Apr 20 #22

I lived through... 2naSalit Apr 20 #25

My brother was on a destroyer at the blockade. wnylib Apr 20 #53

I hope you meant "Sit Room" COL Mustard Apr 20 #34

Yeah... 2naSalit Apr 20 #36

My guess YES. This is exactly why they kept him out of the room. Irish_Dem Apr 21 #80

Again and Again. This Doofus is probably going to kill us all. chouchou Apr 20 #3

"The living will envy the dead." PCIntern Apr 20 #35

Ah Yes....Ve will bury you. chouchou Apr 20 #40

You have. AZ8theist Apr 21 #75

Apparently the very last guardrail left held... EarthFirst Apr 20 #4

To be a fly on the wall orangecrush Apr 20 #63

Don't believe it. RandySF Apr 20 #5

Everybody, from 4 star general to 1st Lt on an ICBM crew have the moral displacedvermoter Apr 20 #13

everyone has the authority to deny a psycho war crime Tetrachloride Apr 20 #32

Not true. Safe as Milk Apr 20 #44

The group decided to disobey Chump's insane order FakeNoose Apr 20 #50

I'm betting they told him orangecrush Apr 20 #64

This message was self-deleted by its author RandySF Apr 20 #70

The Missiles Are Flying - The Dead Zone Sector 001 Apr 20 #6

What's the source? mobeau69 Apr 20 #7

A twitter post. I posted a fact check from Yahoo news down thread. chowder66 Apr 20 #23

Caine probably said... back off buster,.. magicarpet Apr 20 #9

Read Johnson's wikipedia entry SamuelTheThird Apr 20 #10

His claim about t a particular meeting is not a debunk. Bluetus Apr 21 #93

30 Recs yet smells like clickbait. flvegan Apr 20 #11

I just don't have faith anymore that it isn't true displacedvermoter Apr 20 #14

Plus no link Polybius Apr 20 #19

62 now, and on the front page. So embarrassing. demmiblue Apr 20 #30

125 now, and Top 5 Greatest currently. flvegan Apr 20 #57

I'm shocked. demmiblue Apr 20 #59

If it's true, THAT should be grounds for impeachment AND removal. calimary Apr 20 #12

If this were true, it'd be a military coup. mr715 Apr 20 #16

But who is doing the coup? Trump or the military? Doodley Apr 20 #41

The military. mr715 Apr 20 #46

Refusing illegal orders isn't a coup Diraven Apr 21 #84

I have been hearing this all over social media. Baitball Blogger Apr 20 #17

Cool story JoseBalow Apr 20 #18

Fact Check: Caine Did Not Storm Out of Emergency Meeting After Trump Suggested Threatening Iran With Nuclear Weapons chowder66 Apr 20 #21

Yahoo reprinted the story from 'Lead Stories' RandySF Apr 20 #28

I don't care whether Caine " stormed out." Qutzupalotl Apr 20 #31

So the question that's asked and answered is did the general Figarosmom Apr 20 #58

Are there any links to this story? radical noodle Apr 20 #24

FFS... Larry C. Johnson: demmiblue Apr 20 #26

I remember him. RandySF Apr 20 #33

That was one terrible web site, spreading misinformation about the Obama Administration. They considered my surfered Apr 21 #83

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

Thanks mobeau69 Apr 20 #27

Not Corroborated But... 2na fisherman Apr 20 #29

From an expert at MIT (2017) RandySF Apr 20 #37

Technically yes. There's a little bit of "backroom" gray area when dealing with an unhinged president it seems though Smokster Apr 20 #54

Well, we're safe there pedo Trump can't read Farmer-Rick Apr 21 #82

Ah, he yearns for the good old days. usonian Apr 20 #38

Something of this magnitude needs some verification. spanone Apr 20 #39

Trump posted before videohead5 Apr 20 #47

But didn't you know? BWdem4life Apr 20 #55

If this is true he needs to be removed from office now. Botany Apr 20 #42

Remember when Trump suggested using nukes on hurricanes? He's way more insane now than then. Doodley Apr 20 #43

This sums up this lunatic MaineNative Apr 20 #45

I believe he wanted to, and thank goodness the military leaders are still sane enough to stop him FakeNoose Apr 20 #48

Kick. N/T Upthevibe Apr 20 #49

This doesn't pass the smell test. Jedi Guy Apr 20 #51

I don't think he has to ask anyone for the codes ToxMarz Apr 20 #56

Nuclear experts on this thread trying to convince everyone Piggy can do anything he wants any time he wants... MorbidButterflyTat Apr 20 #60

They are just concerned :/ johnnyfins Apr 20 #61

It happened in his first term also orangecrush Apr 20 #62

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

That's not mental illness. progressoid Apr 20 #66

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

157 recs for debunked nonsense... sad. WarGamer Apr 20 #68

Confirmation bias is alive and well sarisataka Apr 20 #69

post of the year. WarGamer Apr 20 #72

Little harsh maybe. Smokster Apr 21 #74

Is it? orangecrush Apr 21 #78

according to a book and Milley quotes? WarGamer Wednesday #94

Must be something to it orangecrush Thursday #96

Aren't a lot of the REC'S for the fact that someone is posting that it WAS debunked? Ol Janx Spirit Apr 21 #86

I would hope so. WarGamer Wednesday #95

And Trump already has the code. RandySF Apr 20 #71

Does something need to be debunked if it was never more than a rumor? EdmondDantes_ Apr 20 #73

And 4 years from now orangecrush Apr 21 #77

and whose in charge of the records? Javaman Apr 21 #81

Yes. That story was bullshit from the start. MineralMan Apr 21 #85

With a mentally firm, physically healthy president, the biscuit would be on their person at almost all times. John1956PA Apr 21 #87

I find what was initially reported to be very plausible Cosmocat Apr 21 #88

It doesn't matter if he did or not. Kid Berwyn Apr 21 #89

They outsmsarted him (talk about a low hurdle to jump) usonian Apr 21 #90

He needs to be in a nursing home under 24/7 supervision. Initech Apr 21 #91

This is what counts as "debunked" now? maxrandb Apr 21 #92