US EditionC-SPAN puts speculation on identity of caller to rest: ‘It was not the president’
C-SPAN confirmed the caller using Trump's 1980s alias 'John Barron' was not him; the call criticized a Supreme Court ruling invalidating Trump's tariffs.
- 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.
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