A group of former military officers and advisors is conspiring to overthrow the Trump administration to transfer power to Democratic governors.
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Badlands MediaOct 21, 2026
The claim matches what the post says (the speaker described a clandestine group conspiring to overthrow the Trump administration and give power to Democratic governors), but the only coverage of the plot comes from low-credibility, unrated outlets that repeat the same investigation by one researcher, and no authoritative fact-checker or official record substantiates or refutes it as of 2026-10-21.
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What was said
… talked about it yet because I want to, when, when I do, it's a long, it's a four, she's up to four parts in it already, and I want it to kind of be complete, and I want to be able to, you know, pack it all in. But ultimately, what I'm gathering so far is there's this subversive group, a clandestine group of former military officers and advisors and all that stuff that are basically conspiring a plan to overthrow the Trump administration and, and, and give power to, you know, the Democratic governors to take back their power. It's a coup, essentially. I mean, I don't know how it's conspiring to coup the United States, and I'm wondering if this is because they see the writing on the wall. …
Badlands Media · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Context. Todayville and Yournews both report, citing a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation and researcher Jennica Pounds, that former USAID officials and military figures discussed contingency plans around the 2026 midterms, including declaring the federal government illegitimate. These reports describe allegations; they do not establish a coordinated plot to overthrow the administration or transfer power to Democratic governors.[5][10]
Context. Ground News says the allegation rests on one outlet with a 'low factuality' rating, and Real Raw News (Substack) is a fabricated-news outlet whose coup story is not credible evidence.[6][7]
Context. Media Matters reports that Laura Ingraham made a similar plot claim, that she cited no direct evidence, and that the claim is 'a conspiracy theory' tied to Pounds' videos. This is criticism of the allegation's basis rather than a finding that the specific conspiracy is false.[8]
Context. Cynical Publius (an X post) asserts that the group is plotting a violent revolution, but this is an advocacy post repeating the allegation rather than independent evidence for it.[9]
Context. Major fact-checkers (Snopes, Full Fact, Reuters, AP) in the provided results do not address this specific alleged plot, so no authoritative body has examined and rejected or confirmed it.[1][2][3][4]
Sources
10 sources: 4 fact-checkers, 5 not rated, 1 rated low
- 1News & Politics Archives | Page 59 | Snopes.comsnopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2United States - Full Factfullfact.org · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Reuters Fact Checkreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 4Fact Check: Political & News Fact Check | AP Newsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 5Ex-USAID Officials, Military Brass Reportedly Discus Plans ...todayville.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Intelligence community veterans, ex-USAID officials ...ground.news · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Exclusive: White Hats and Homeland Security (DHS) Disrupt Deep State Plan to Sabotage Midtermstuzarapost.substack.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 8Laura Ingraham claims there is a leftist “plan” to “overthrow ...mediamatters.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 9Cynical Publius on X: "Did you watch the actual videos where the ex ...x.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 10Former USAID Officials and Military Leaders Discuss 'Extra ...yournews.com · rated low for factual reporting by Iffy.news · cited for: context
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