Overview
- C-SPAN issued a statement denying that President Trump phoned its Washington Journal program under the name “John Barron.”
- The network said the call originated from central Virginia and occurred while Trump was in an in-person meeting with governors at the White House.
- The 32-second clip from Friday went viral because the caller used Trump’s longtime pseudonym and a voice many said sounded like him.
- Host Greta Brawner cut off the caller after he blasted the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision and insulted Democratic leaders Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer.
- The ruling found Trump could not use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act for broad reciprocal tariffs, and the administration is now pursuing a temporary 15% global tariff under Section 122, which is limited to 150 days and could require congressional action to extend.