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Trump C-Span Call Row: Network Clarifies John Barron Claims After Supreme Court Tariff Ruling
- On Friday, `John Barron` called C-SPAN after the Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling that struck down Trump's tariffs, according to the network. C-SPAN said `it was not the president` to deny the caller's identity.
- Trump planned new tariff steps that included a 15% temporary global tariff, while listeners tied the caller's use of the John Barron pseudonym to Trump's old alias, amplifying speculation.
- The call originated from a central Virginia phone number, and host Greta Brawner cut it off during the live exchange shared online by Brian Allen.
- On Sunday, C-SPAN posted on X that it was not the president, aiming to put to rest rumors that President Donald Trump called last week.
- Policy constraints mean the president would need congressional approval to increase tariffs, and the episode unfolded days before audiences could tune into C-SPAN for the actual president at the State of the Union address on Tuesday night.
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Wild moment man who sounds suspiciously like Trump cut off in call to US broadcaster - The Mirror
A caller identifying himself as 'John Barron' with a bizarrely similar voice and set of views to Donald Trump dialled into a US broadcaster to complain about the tariffs ruling
·London, United Kingdom
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A man presenting himself under an old alias used by Donald Trump intervened live on an American parliamentary channel to criticize the Supreme Court's decision on tariffs, with a voice reminiscent of that of the president.
·Paris, France
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A viewer imitated Donald Trump's voice, borrowed a pseudo used by the President of the United States in the past, and fiercely criticized the Supreme Court's decision to cancel customs duties.
·Paris, France
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