These people are completely unhinged. At first glance, this story appears believable, but when Newsweek attempted to confirm some of the shocking claims, they found no evidence to support them. There’s a wild story being told by a former CIA agent who insists that President Donald Trump attempted to use the nuclear codes in a manner reminiscent of Stilson in The Dead Zone. Former operative Larry Johnson made this sensationalist claim on April 20:
The claim originates from comments made by former CIA officer Larry Johnson during an April 20 appearance on Judging Freedom, a podcast and YouTube talk show hosted by former Fox News legal analyst Andrew Napolitano. Johnson alleged that an emergency session at the White House turned confrontational when General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reportedly stood his ground against a presidential directive.
According to Johnson, the exchange was “apparently quite a blowup,” resulting in General Caine allegedly refusing to facilitate the use of “the so-called, nuclear codes.” As evidence, the podcast featured footage of Caine walking on White House grounds with his head down. Later in the episode Napolitano shows footage of the general walking outside on the White House grounds with his head down.
However, Newsweek has found no independent corroboration of this exchange. While high-level meetings did take place on April 18 to discuss the expiration of the Iran ceasefire, no credible news organization or government official has verified that nuclear launch authority was ever invoked.
I mean, what the hell? This sounds a lot like “Trump tried to hijack the presidential limo on Jan. 6,” another claim by the unhinged Left that turned out to be completely false.
Get your TDS treated, guys. The Trumpster beat you twice; get over it.