C-SPAN caller sparks conspiracy after using | TV Shows

C-SPAN recorded an extraordinary second when a caller using a identified pseudonym of Donald Trump phoned into this system to complain about the Supreme Court’s ruling on his tariffs — only to be disconnected mid-conversation.

Trump famously used the alias John Barron during the Eighties and Nineteen Nineties, and a caller figuring out himself by that actual identify contacted the channel this week.

Speaking in a voice bearing placing resemblance to the president, the caller said, “Well this is John Barron and look, this is the worst decision you ever had in your life, practically. Jack, and Jack’s going to agree with me, right? But this is a terrible decision and you have Hakeem Jeffries, he’s a dope, and you have Chuck Schumer, who can’t cook a cheeseburger.

“Of course these people are completely satisfied. But true Americans is not going to be completely satisfied. You had the girl earlier — I assume she’s a lady, she’s a Democrat — but she said she’s disgraced. She’s devastated.”

Whether the call was merely an elaborate hoax with someone mimicking the president’s voice, or if Trump himself was actually on the line remains uncertain – but C-SPAN host Greta Brawner swiftly ended the exchange before he could continue.

After 32 seconds, she interjected: “All proper, John,” and moved on to another caller.

This dramatic development follows the US Supreme Court’s decision to strike down his import taxes by a 6-3 majority, ruling that Trump had overstepped his authority by imposing tariffs without first securing congressional approval.

Just 24 hours later, Trump announced plans to increase global tariffs from 10% to 15%, utilizing a provision that would allow him to keep them in place for 150 days before Congress is required to intervene.

To accomplish this, Trump invoked Section 122 — a previously untested provision under the 1974 Trade Act. He denounced the court’s ruling as “terribly anti-American” and “ridiculous,” stories the Express.

C-SPAN denied claims that the caller was secretly the president.

“The call was not the president,” the network wrote on social media. “The call came from a central Virginia phone number and came while the president was in a widely covered, in-person White-House meeting with the governors. Tune into C-SPAN for the actual president at the State of the Union Address on Tuesday night.”

At the time of the call, Trump was allegedly in a “non-public assembly,” according to his public schedule. The meeting began at 10:30 a.m. EST with the call being received at 10:51 a.m. EST. A press conference started just two minutes later involving two governors who met with Trump.

Viewers were quick to recognize the similarities in the caller and Trump’s voices. “Wait, the chief of the free world is making prank cellphone calls?! Is he back at a fifth grade sleepover occasion? Is he going to put a whoopee cushion on Hakeem’s seat in the House next and toilet paper the DNC?” one scolded on X, formerly known as Twitter.

“It was in all probability not Trump, but the fact that we will’t utterly rule it out says a lot,” another wrote. A third speculated, “In the past id in all probability say this was just somebody making their voice sound just like the President, but today it’s in all probability the precise President calling in.”