Trump ‘blocked from accessing nuclear codes’ during furious bust-up | US | News

Retired CIA analyst Larry Johnson stated on the popular YouTube show Judging Freedom that Trump attempted to access the nuclear codes during an emergency meeting on Saturday.

“One report coming out of the White House meeting is that Trump wanted to use the nuclear codes and General Dan Caine stood up and said ‘No.'”

“He took advantage of his privileges as the head of the military, so to speak. Apparently it was a big explosion.”

“There’s a lot of weird stuff going on in DC.”

The claims have not yet been verified, and it is unclear what purpose accessing the nuclear codes would serve.

This follows separate reports Donald Trump During the critical rescue operation in Iran, he was barred from the Situation Room by military advisors due to concerns about his volatile temper.

Senior administration officials reportedly believed that his unpredictability posed a serious risk to the success of the operation.

After a US plane was shot down by Iranian forces earlier this month, Trump allegedly berated staff in the West Wing for hours, reportedly haunted by memories of the 1979 Iran hostage crisis.

The United States has been at war with Iran since February 28, when joint US-Israeli attacks were launched against some of Iran’s key targets. Iran retaliated by striking targets in the Middle East, throwing the region into turmoil and blocking the vital Strait of Hormuz trade route.

Although a permanent peace agreement has not yet been confirmed, a temporary ceasefire has been agreed upon.

Although Iran is not officially recognized as a nuclear-armed state, it is believed to have uranium enrichment capabilities that could facilitate the development of nuclear weapons.

It remains unclear whether or in what capacity U.S. nuclear laws will be enforced.