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BumRushDaShow

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Sun Feb 22, 2026, 04:55 PM Feb 22

'John Barron' Calls In to CSPAN to Rage About Supreme Court Tariff Ruling - Gets Cut Off Soon After [View all]

Source: MEDIAite

Feb 22nd, 2026, 9:54 am


Soon after the Supreme Court ruling striking down President Donald Trump’s tariffs was announced, CSPAN opened up its phone lines and got a call from an incensed viewer who identified himself as “John Barron.”

John Barron, of course, was the alias used by Trump to plant stories with journalists in the 1980s and ’90s. In a clip which spread widely on social media Sunday, a CSPAN caller borrowed that moniker to impersonate Trump and rage against the Court’s opinion.

“John in Virginia, Republican, let’s hear from you,” said CSPAN host Greta Brawner — bringing Barron on the air.

“This is John Barron,” the caller said. “Look, this is the worst decision you ever have in your life, practically. And Jack’s gonna agree with me, right? But this is a terrible decision. And you have Hakeem Jeffries, who — he’s a dope!

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/watch-john-barron-calls-into-cspan-to-rage-about-supreme-court-tariff-ruling-gets-cut-off-soon-after-calling-hakeem-jeffries-a-dope-a-dope/



Full headline: WATCH: ‘John Barron’ Calls In to CSPAN to Rage About Supreme Court Tariff Ruling — Gets Cut Off Soon After Calling Hakeem Jeffries ‘A Dope’

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Almost funny if not so childish, petty and useless. efhmc Feb 22 #1
OMG BaronChocula Feb 22 #2
Likely an AI gag Denvermosaic Feb 22 #5
Was it actually Trump, or a gag? GPV Feb 22 #3
"Was it actually Trump, or a gag?" markodochartaigh Feb 22 #10
Sounds like more of a Trump impersonator mouthing Trump's words. ProudMNDemocrat Feb 22 #4
Not the orange buffoon Smilo Feb 22 #6
"too with-it" A-Schwarzenegger Feb 22 #25
It's not him, but a pretty good impersonation. Ocelot II Feb 22 #7
Hahaha Joinfortmill Feb 22 #8
I heard it, I'm convinced it was an impersonator. A good one no doubt, but he sounded like Trump did 10 years ago. No Fil1957 Feb 22 #9
Despite denying it was him, CNN once aired all the times Trump called into journalists as John Barron. LetMyPeopleVote Feb 22 #11
Pathetic. Someone needs to lead Sundowning Grandpa Befuddlepants back to bed with a pudding cup. OMGWTF Feb 22 #12
Probably a good impersonator.... Xolodno Feb 22 #13
AI includes tunable voice filters. Aussie105 Feb 22 #14
Yeah it was trump Figarosmom Feb 22 #15
Yes, it is him. You can tell BigmanPigman Feb 22 #16
yep, it berksdem Feb 23 #28
I wonder why c-span is saying it's fake. BigmanPigman Feb 23 #29
Theyre saying it was fake because A-Schwarzenegger Feb 23 #30
Thanks for taking the time to BigmanPigman Feb 23 #31
Keeping in mind A-Schwarzenegger Feb 23 #32
Unfortunately, that is the reality we are in right now BigmanPigman Feb 24 #33
I may be naive. but A-Schwarzenegger Feb 24 #34
That's exactly what I wrote a few days ago BigmanPigman Feb 24 #35
I guarantee it's not him. A-Schwarzenegger Feb 22 #17
I thought that was the one thing that sounded most like him Generic Other Feb 22 #19
Aside from the fact that i guarantee it's not him... A-Schwarzenegger Feb 22 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author A-Schwarzenegger Feb 22 #21
This message was self-deleted by its author Generic Other Feb 22 #18
I'd bet on J.L.Cauvin, he's the best, A-Schwarzenegger Feb 22 #22
There is ZERO chance this wasn't Trump. Zero... SKKY Feb 22 #23
Damn good impersonation-- Karma13612 Feb 22 #24
C-SPAN Verifies it was not Trump - and I'm proud of this community! cmmngrnd Feb 22 #26
4 out of every 5 Xers A-Schwarzenegger Feb 23 #27
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