{"id":5100,"date":"2026-04-22T07:11:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T07:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5100"},"modified":"2026-04-22T07:11:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T07:11:19","slug":"trump-allegedly-wanted-to-access-nuclear-codes-but-was-stopped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5100","title":{"rendered":"Trump allegedly &#8216;wanted to access nuclear codes but was stopped&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>It comes amid concerns growing around the President&#8217;s erratic behaviour<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>Donald Trump reportedly tried to access nuclear codes but was stopped by a US military general.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The Mirror reports that Larry Johnson, a retired CIA analyst, told Judging Freedom on YouTube that Trump attempted to access nuclear codes during an emergency meeting on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Retired CIA analyst Larry Johnson claimed on the popular YouTube program Judging Freedom that during an emergency meeting on Saturday, Trump attempted to access the nuclear codes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:0\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>&#8220;One report coming out of that meeting at the White House is that Trump wanted to&#8230; use the nuclear codes, and General Dan Caine stood up and said &#8216;No&#8217;,&#8221; Johnson told the channel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>&#8220;He invoked his privilege as the head of the military, so to speak. It was apparently quite a blow-up. There&#8217;s some very bizarre things going on in DC.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>These allegations of Trump attempting to access the nuclear codes have not been verified, and it is not clear what purpose the codes would have been used for if accessed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The reports come after claims that the 79-year-old was locked out of a high-stakes Situation Room meeting during a critical rescue mission of a downed American airman in Iran.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>He was denied access to the command center while a dangerous extraction mission was underway to the downed pilot, as per reports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:1\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Allegedly, Trump spent hours yelling at staff in the West Wing after being haunted by memories of the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Top officials in his administration believed his volatility could compromise the operation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The reported incident took place on April 3, when an F-15 fighter jet was brought down over Iran, triggering the dangerous mission.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Trump #allegedly #wanted #access #nuclear #codes #stopped<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It comes amid concerns growing around the President&#8217;s erratic behaviour Donald Trump reportedly tried to access nuclear codes but was stopped by a US military general. The Mirror reports that Larry Johnson, a retired CIA analyst, told Judging Freedom on YouTube that Trump attempted to access nuclear codes during an emergency meeting on Saturday. 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