Public sentiment is predominantly negative, with widespread concern about Trump's decision to reposition nuclear submarines as reckless and potentially escalating tensions with Russia. Many commenters express skepticism about his leadership and fear that this military move is a distraction from personal legal issues. Critics highlight the unnecessary nature of such actions, viewing them as impulsive and politically motivated, whereas a minority see it as a necessary show of strength against perceived Russian threats.

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The same day they move Ghislaine Maxwell to a lower security prison camp.  Wonder which topic will get more news coverage

Danadroid

🚨🚨🚨Trump on Truth Social: 

*Based on the highly provocative statements of the Former President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, who is now the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, I have ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that. Words are very important, and can often lead to unintended consequences, I hope this will not be one of those instances. Thank you for your attention to this matter!*

Foreign-Policy-02-

Does the US ever *not* have at least 2 missile boats near Russia?

Trust-Me-Im-A-Potato

If we start ww3 because of a social media flame war, maybe our best contribution to the universe is to bring home that Darwin Award as a species. 

FailingToLurk2023

"Yes kids, ww3 started due to some guy not wanting to talk about his relationship with some pedo dude that killed himself. We live in a strange world!"

DonutsOnTheWall

This means effectively nothing. There are always strategic missile subs on patrol.

Also, knowing Trump, he doesn't understand the difference between sub classes and may have sent nuclear attack subs just because they are 'nuclear'.

Icyknightmare

#AND HE CLAIMED HARRIS WAS GOING TO START WWIII 😆 😂 😂 TRUMP IS A PEDOPHILE!!!

FilthyUsedThrowaway

Anything to distract from the Epstein files.

confused_ma

How about that?

Anyway, Trump is a rapist who raped underaged girls with Epstein, and he’s looking to pardon Epstein’s partner-in-crime even though she was an integral part of the rapes committed by the two men.

I_Framed_OJ

How long ago was the famous.

"Your gambling with World War Three. Your Gambling with World War THree."

Well.

  
Things can change quickly as it seems.

Maybe you can only Gamble when you have a Suit on.

Historical_Purple741

World War 3 just to distract people from knowing that you're a pedophile rapist

CrispyMiner

Like we haven't had subs near Russia since we've had subs

lookieherehere

It's a distraction. Release the Trumpstein files.

newtype06

"A man you can bait with a *tweet* is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons." —Hillary.

Prudent_Link6029

I guess alcoholic Medvedev is going to fall out of the window in the near future.

YuriusSinisterClown

SomeBaldDude2013

He's literally going to start world war 3 to avoid being outed as a pedophile

D3dshotCalamity

Those submarines were probably there for 4 decades now

sotommy

response to [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/medvedev-reminds-trump-russias-doomsday-nuclear-strike-capabilities-war-words-2025-07-31/](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/medvedev-reminds-trump-russias-doomsday-nuclear-strike-capabilities-war-words-2025-07-31/) ?

mfairview

It terrifies me that man like Trump and Putin have that much of power on this planet…

Tribolonutus

The entire point of nuclear submarines is that your enemy DOESN'T KNOW where they are 

For fucks sake 🤡

brezhnervouz

It doesn’t matter where ballistic missiles subs are located.  Russia targets are always within range due to the range of the missile.  This is a nothing statement and a nothing article.

Kind-Objective9513

Distraction 101in progress 
Nice job MAGA you are gonna get everyone killed.

Coyote56yote

It's time to invoke the 25th. This lunatic is a danger on a global scale.

Shitty_Fat-tits

nowaychris111

He's not *that* desperate to get Epstein out of the news cycle. Right? RIGHT?!

DoggedStooge

CoulditBe_Me

Lol anyone who thinks we didn't already isnt living in reality. This is rhetoric. We always have assets around adversarial nations.

Annolyze

The funny thing is the idea of sending two of them to be in range of Russia.  Publicly, the US has 71 nuclear subs and 14 of the are Ohio class with ICBMs.  I have a feeling there are far more than two already in striking distance of Moscow and they have been there for a while.

MilmoWK

Russia talks shit. Trump talks shit. And both of them put their ego first and nobody backs down. Politics have become 7 year olds talking shit to each other at school. Truly magnificent time to be alive.

McENEN

From the article: President Trump has directed the Navy to deploy the newest member of it's nuclear arsenal, the USS Epstein Files.

Game-of-pwns

My guess is we *always* have nuclear submarines near Russia. It's part of first strike doctrine. Strike them so hard and so fast that they can't or seriously reconsider a second retaliatory strike. If you are surprised by this then you are just uninformed.

I mean, during the Cold War it's known fact that we had nuclear armed SAC bombers in the air literally 24/7, ready to strike if the orders came down.

ThrenderG

booya-grandma

Ah, what we used to call wagging the dog.

OtherBluesBrother

We always have nuclear submarines near Russia. Always. He didn’t do anything. This is a distraction

DoggedDoggystyle

its almost like this is a diversion to another big story....hmm

TroyMatthewJ

Translation “Maybe if I move nukes around people will stop talking about Epstein”.

Notgreygoddess

mild-hot-fire

this guy going to start another war to distract from the epstein files, inflation, and no jobs

bumblebeelivinglife

K, but what’s the holdup on the Epstein files?

newtbob

Guarantee Putin knew this before any of the sub commanders did.

atreeismissing

njman100

GooglyWooglyWoo

The rapist tries again. Now release the Epstein files

Bleakwind

Tell me again how it was Biden and Harris who were going to get us into WW3 and not Donald  "no wars" Trump?

iamnotchad

Dont get me wrong ,im not a fan of trump and the reason is completly wrong but the decision is right.

Russia is calling for it since their first nuclear threat.

SchmalzimOhr

This is a double down on two fronts: Epstein files, but also because the economy is showing signs of slowing and faltering under his tariffs. Jobs reports came out today and showed significant slowing in the labor market for July (73K jobs added vs est. 100K), and revised May and June jobs down significantly from original reports (May down to 19K from orig 144k, June down to 14k from orig 147k).

Hydrottle

Isn't the point of submarines that you don't know where they are?

OSRS-MLB

Tonight's film: Crimson Tide, Orange Leader

ItyBityGreenieWeenie

It's a lie. The navy would never reveal where our submarines are. Never.

Release the Epstein files.

timf3d

The first rule of nuclear submarines is to not tell anyone where they are.

rygelicus

This isn't new or even particularly provocative. What IS provocative (and dangerous) is that the Commander In Chief of the armed forces of the United States is openly making a soft threat against a nuclear power and potentially risking the operational security of military assets in that region. If we get into a war because our elected leader is a bumbling egomaniacal idiot history will judge us harshly and we'll deserve it.

WaffleHouseGladiator

SSBN's have been on patrol around Russia for the last 60 years, this is nothing new.

HDBlackHippo


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6 months in and we're going to nuke russia because his name is in the epstein files

NewPCBuilder2019

We're really going to start WW3 to distract from the fact that Trump is in the Epstein files huh?

TrumpInEpsteinFiles

RepulsiveLoquat418

The thing about submarines is **you don’t tell people where to look for them!**

waterdaemon

Anything to avoid releasing the Epstein files

Child-Fucker Donnie will have his peace deal, even if it means dropping a nuke on them!

He's like Peacemaker except less intelligent and deleriously less physically-fit

StoppableHulk

dr_z0idberg_md

Any-Difficulty2782

He will do anything, including destroying the world, to avoid releasing the Epstein files.

Cinder_Gimbal

FrankerZ_123

Still want the Epstein files, and tapes, and financials released.

KCGeezer

I thought the entire point of the US having these submarines, is that they can be anywhere, at anytime, and our adversaries are NOT supposed to know.  He's such a stupid loud mouth

Beneficial-Finger353

That’s nice. How about those pedo files?

sucobe

Trying to distract from Fuck Face McGee transferring his pal Maxwell to a Club Fed.

Equivalent-Sun-4499

Calcutec_1

All because one of Putin's buddies insulted him.

muchnycrunchny

I don't like that he controls nuclear submarines.

Searchlights

TintedApostle

Donald Trump saying "Words are very important" is completely fucking insane.

Arcendus

Nothing like a side show to distract from these corrupt, sexual assailant, criminal and the Epstein files

Apart_Satisfaction35

He will nuke us all before releasing the files.

Gloomy-Inspector-834

Nice try with the Distractor.  Medvedev has made a billion nuclear threats.  It’s almost weekly basis

Difficult-Way-9563

Rude-Strawberry-6360

Yeah, we ain't making it to the end of 2025, much less 2026.


And all over Epstein. The blood of BILLIONS is on your hands you orange bastard.

BigBangAssBanger_3D

Not even remotely fit to be commander in chief of our military.

Revealing the position of nuclear subs to an adversary in a press conference would result in invocation of the 25th amendment immediately in a sane timeline.

bubbleguts365

Reminder :;: ,,. Donald Trump is not merely a client, ., , ,,.  but he is very likely to be one of the main players in the Trumpstein files, ,. ,. ,,

Endosymbionical

I mean... we always have submarines there. But also. Shut the fuck up Donny. We're called the Silent Service because politicians running their mouths gets us kill. You ponce

wescott_skoolie

It's not October 23rd yet.    Nor is it 2077.

icesavage

I hope he's ready to TACO his way out of his escalation

Hurtling towards the hunt for Orange October

GeneralBanana765

R IN THE NAME doesn't MEAN ITS IRAN LIL BROO

Fit-Zookeepergame740

If we soon hear that trump is taking a tour of Cheyenne Mountain, we might be fucked.

DarthLysergis

The Putin-Trump breakup is starting to get ugly.

Imaginary-Mulberry42

Park them just northeast of Finland and leave the keys in them.  Putin will be by to pick them up later.

WhenTheDevilCome

“Clinton’s going to start WWIII!!!”/s

Little-Ad3220



Now what, the destruction of the earth as a distraction?

Epstein!

Brownstown75

Confident-Breath2615

Epstein's bro is playing around with nuclear submarines. What could go wrong here?

Motor_Somewhere7565

__loss__

Bringing the USA to the brink of nuclear war just to make people shut up about his Pedophilia in the Epstein files....

Imagine being a serviceman or servicewoman and having to potentially sacrifice your life for orange dirty grampa.....

sniffstink1

Step 1: Announce position of stealthy weapon.

Step 2: ???

Step 3: Change its underpants?

packetmon

It's a terrifying global move towards nuclear war and Reuters has a two sentence explainer that it calls an article.

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Slippery-ape

The US and Russia is separated by 2.5 miles. But sure, move closer. Whatever.

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In response to provocative statements from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the repositioning of two nuclear submarines as a precautionary measure amid rising tensions with Russia.

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