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(52,712 posts) Thu May 7, 2026, 06:27 AM May 7

So now we know why Trump is desperate for his underground bunker. [View all]

Putin is alleged to be hiding in an underground bunker to protect himself from assassination. Trump probably wants, not just the protection of the underground bunker, but also a command center set up so he can continue to govern.

Look, they have been preparing for this moment for decades. It looks surreal to us, but they really planned to throw this country into a scorched earth scenario.

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So now we know why Trump is desperate for his underground bunker. [View all] Baitball Blogger May 7 OP

Yeah truddy777 May 7 #1

...stocked with Lugers. Loaded, within easy reach. Girard442 May 7 #3

I'm grateful that Lard Ass doesn't have a dog to kill first. 11 Bravo May 7 #36

Hitler's bunker Whip-poor-will May 7 #2

Dunno. Peggy Noonan reported in 2001 no_hypocrisy May 7 #4

Yes, there was always a bunker. Baitball Blogger May 7 #5

not enough gold paint. rampartd May 7 #6

He wants a "luxury" bunker vankuria May 7 #8

For a billion bucks, the bunker walls ought to be solid gold. nt allegorical oracle May 7 #30

The XL potty chair. NameAlreadyTaken May 7 #33

You know...that whole thing is crazy to me about 911... Trueblue Texan May 7 #12

There are a LOT of things from that day that johnnyfins May 7 #15

I just chalk it up to simple incompetence. Aristus May 7 #31

It was rather small.... SergeStorms May 7 #13

Speaking of shithole - There is no gold toilet in the present bunker. Yonnie3 May 7 #17

It increases the cost of construction. More opportunity for grift, perhaps. Auggie May 7 #7

K&R orangecrush May 7 #9

Hmm... OldBaldy1701E May 7 #10

If you want to be terrified, read this. liberalgunwilltravel May 7 #11

He's anti-democratic, and he never understood or wanted a democratic election FakeNoose May 7 #19

Whoa. Thats chilling Ruby the Liberal May 7 #20

Oh, pish-tosh dpibel May 7 #28

I thought that there was one already under the White House LiberalArkie May 7 #14

Probably cannot withstand a bunker-busting missile. Baitball Blogger May 7 #23

Hmm LiberalArkie May 7 #27

Agree. He is looking at a possible permanent residence to operate from. wnylib May 7 #29

Bannon has repeatedly said, "There are ways to do it" -- DJT's not leaving in '28. And that allegorical oracle May 7 #32

He might also be afraid of assassination. wnylib May 7 #34

Putin is hiding because he knows, sooner or later... Fiendish Thingy May 7 #16

Zelenskyy is a superhero. Baitball Blogger May 7 #22

And maybe Trump is afraid of retaliation against him personally wnylib May 7 #35

He shouldn't have ripped out the old bunker. Emile May 7 #18

Can't play out his "Hitler in the Bunker" scenario without a bunker... Wounded Bear May 7 #21

The ballroom is just the cover of a bomb proof shelter the_liberal_grandpa May 7 #24

They all have a plan until they bring on Doomsday. Baitball Blogger May 7 #25

Since when has he governed? That is news to me. Ferrets are Cool May 7 #26