'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!
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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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