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Pyrozr t1_iww47wf wrote

Atleast that incident probably proves the US Government doesn't have any info on if aliens really exist and visit the earth. We know now Trump wouldn't have been able to resist being the dude that told the world they were real. "I'm the president, I can declassify anything I want to!"

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AbbieNormal t1_iwwv6o6 wrote

Or he's the only President they didn't tell, because ofc he would.

He needed the Short Presidential Briefing Book.

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kingofpotatopeople92 t1_iwxy5m8 wrote

Short Presidential Briefing Coloring Book. Frfy

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abx99 t1_iwydlwk wrote

The book is one page, and says "Trump is best president"

It comes with a few colored Sharpies, and the picture of him has enormous hands

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Old_timey_brain t1_iwzqng6 wrote

> He needed the Short Presidential Briefing Book.

And he didn't bother reading that, either.

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WinterholdMage t1_iwxs8t2 wrote

I don't know, in Independence Day the President was unaware of prior alien contact because he and presumably any president prior were on a "need to know" basis. I know it's fiction but compartmentalization of information is a thing and I feel it's within the realm of possibility that such information could be withheld from a president until such a time that it is deemed relevant for them to know.

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buddha8298 t1_ix79vhm wrote

It's just far more likely that they don't fill any of the presidents in on that stuff. A lot of people seem to think you become president and suddenly all secrets are open to you and you get the keys to area 51. I guess I can see why people assume that, but it's far more likely, if not an outright certainty, that no president is told. It's a position that is only temporary, often with leaders with little to no military experience and pretty much nothing to be gained by telling them.

Just consider that there is no way in hell that Trump was told anything and he actually kept it secret. At the very least he'd have tried to take some kind of credit when those ufo vids were released by the pentagon. Just to big a risk to tell someone that is only gonna be around for 4-8 years and then instantly becomes a liability concern (or liability certainty in Trumps case)

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Pyrozr t1_ix7c7ac wrote

Bro this thread was 2 days ago. You must be bored digging this deep.

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buddha8298 t1_ix7lfg8 wrote

Yeah you’re right. Practically an eternity. Glad to see you’re still alive. Where does all the time go?

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cebjmb t1_iwxhyt6 wrote

They could threaten to off him like Putin does to traitors.

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