Kamal Ghorui
A caller who claimed to be John Barron from Virginia as he spoke to CSPAN after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s tariffs is going viral because the Internet is impressed by the near-perfect impersonation of President Donald Trump. Trump in the 1980s and ’90s used the alias John Barron to plant stories with journalists and the Internet had a good time listening to this ‘John Barron’ all incensed against the Supreme Court ruling. Soon after the Supreme Court’s decision, CSPAN opened its phone lines inviting callers to voice their opinion about the major blow to Trump tariffs. “John in Virginia, Republican, let’s hear from you,” said CSPAN host Greta Brawner before Barron started speaking. And when he started speaking, it was a moment of disbelief as he matched the President’s voice almost perfectly.
“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! And you’ve have Chuck Schumer, who can’t cook a cheeseburger. Of course these people are happy! Of course these are people happy, but true Americans will not be happy. And you have the woman earlier — I assume she’s a woman, she’s a Democrat — but she’s … devastated by this,” John Barron said without missing any of President Trump’s mannerism.“It was probably not Trump, but the fact that we can’t completely rule it out says a lot,” the handle of Republicans against Trump posted. “Next on the line…Don from Queens,” one user quipped. “18% chance the Supreme Court forces John Barron to refund tariffs,” Polymarket chimed in without their latest betting prediction. “This can’t be real,” another wrote. “If that’s true, it’s honestly surreal. A former president allegedly calling into C-SPAN under the old John Barron alias and throwing insults like calling Hakeem Jeffries a dope sounds more like political satire than real life. The fact that John Barron is a well known pseudonym linked to Donald Trump just makes it even more bizarre. American politics never runs out of plot twists,” a user added.
