Current Events > A radio DJ pretended to be a Senator, and managed to get Trump on the phone

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Balrog0
06/29/18 3:19:54 PM
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https://www.axios.com/trump-podcast-call-stuttering-john-bb7f0457-7d2c-4324-9c7c-54c8b6866980.html

The host of "The Stuttering John" podcast, John Melendez, got President Trump on the phone yesterday by pretending he was New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez. "This is how easy it is to infiltrate the administration," Melendez said in the episode.

Why it matters: This calls into question White House security. White House staff members are freaking out today trying to figure out how the podcast host was so easily transferred from the White House switchboard to Air Force One, per a source familiar with the call.

The whole thing is ridiculous. Melendez, the host, had three different interactions with two White House operators and got through two call screens before Jared Kushner called him from Air Force One. According to Melendez, Kushner asked if he wanted to talk to the president then or have them call him back later, which is what he did.

The details: When the White House operator calls back, he says: "Hello is this Sen. Menendez?" and then "Hello is this Air Force One?"

President Trump picked up the phone congratulating who he thought was Sen. Menendez and telling him he "went through a very tough situation."
He also talked about immigration. "Bob, let me just tell you I want to be able to take care of the situation every bit as much as anybody else at the top level. I'd rather do the larger solution rather than the smaller solution."
He said the North Dakota Senate race is "a tough race."
Regarding his SCOTUS nominee, he said they'll be done making a decision in 12 to 14 days.

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spudger
06/29/18 3:21:10 PM
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xD
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Blue_Inigo
06/29/18 3:21:55 PM
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Lmao, Trump is such a moron
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fire_bolt
06/29/18 3:21:59 PM
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Hilarious
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NinjaWarrior455
06/29/18 3:22:05 PM
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Wew. Someone is getting fired.
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VectorChaos
06/29/18 3:23:00 PM
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I can't fucking breathe
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Agnostic420
06/29/18 3:24:12 PM
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Now that, thats funny.
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Abyssea
06/29/18 3:24:13 PM
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and they wonder why they have so many leaks.
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BLAKUboy
06/29/18 3:28:35 PM
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I like how, even in what he thinks is a private conversation, he speaks so broadly so as to not actually commit to anything. He is literally incapable of speaking on an issue like he actually understands what he's talking about, because he's a fucking moron that doesn't understand anything.
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Abyssea
06/29/18 3:30:06 PM
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BLAKUboy posted...
I like how, even in what he thinks is a private conversation, he speaks so broadly so as to not actually commit to anything. He is literally incapable of speaking on an issue like he actually understands what he's talking about, because he's a fucking moron that doesn't understand anything.


He's just a typical CEO really. He pays other people to understand stuff for him.
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bover_87
06/29/18 3:30:47 PM
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The normal slurpers will find some way to defend this, like always.
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PowerMang
06/29/18 6:03:31 PM
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Stuttering John used to work on the Howard Stern show lol
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trappedunderice
06/29/18 6:05:55 PM
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Who gives a shit?
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myzz7
06/29/18 6:07:57 PM
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Balrog0
06/29/18 6:08:26 PM
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trappedunderice posted...
Who gives a shit?


it is funny
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marthsheretoo
06/29/18 6:11:09 PM
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Things like this are what makes me raise my eyebrows whenever someone claims Trump is actually super-smart and playing 5D chess.
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Zikten
06/29/18 6:12:38 PM
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Blue_Inigo posted...
Lmao, Trump is such a moron

Don't put it all on him. His people fucked up. They are the ones who handed him a phone and said a senator was on
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Tappor
06/29/18 6:14:01 PM
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lol
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fire_bolt
06/29/18 6:21:32 PM
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Zikten posted...
Blue_Inigo posted...
Lmao, Trump is such a moron

Don't put it all on him. His people fucked up. They are the ones who handed him a phone and said a senator was on


This. Trump didn't really screw up here. Yeah, he was wishy washy on the phone but that's pretty standard politician speak. What happened was one of his assistants said "Hey we got a Senator on the phone" and Trump just expected his people to, y'know, actually be competent. Bigly mistake
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Abyssea
06/29/18 6:56:13 PM
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fire_bolt posted...
Zikten posted...
Blue_Inigo posted...
Lmao, Trump is such a moron

Don't put it all on him. His people fucked up. They are the ones who handed him a phone and said a senator was on


This. Trump didn't really screw up here. Yeah, he was wishy washy on the phone but that's pretty standard politician speak. What happened was one of his assistants said "Hey we got a Senator on the phone" and Trump just expected his people to, y'know, actually be competent. Bigly mistake


didnt he pick these people? i thought he picked only the best
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Joeydollaz
06/29/18 6:58:56 PM
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Stuttering John did't die of Coke?
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MedzXVIII
06/29/18 6:59:30 PM
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Zikten posted...
Blue_Inigo posted...
Lmao, Trump is such a moron

Don't put it all on him. His people fucked up. They are the ones who handed him a phone and said a senator was on

The people he appointed?
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MedzXVIII
06/29/18 7:00:19 PM
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Time to drain his own swamp
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A_Good_Boy
06/29/18 7:04:16 PM
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MedzXVIII posted...
Time to drain his own swamp

Knowing him he'd just pick Mark Felt to handle his phones for him.
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DavidWong
06/29/18 7:10:51 PM
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Yeah that's not on Trump.
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DavidWong
06/29/18 7:12:00 PM
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But, what's the larger solution? What's the smaller one?
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the_freak
06/29/18 7:13:24 PM
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bover_87 posted...
The normal slurpers will find some way to defend this, like always.


i hate trump deeply but i mean this was more his staff's fault than anything
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bover_87
06/29/18 7:33:12 PM
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the_freak posted...
bover_87 posted...
The normal slurpers will find some way to defend this, like always.


i hate trump deeply but i mean this was more his staff's fault than anything

Technically yes, but it hints pretty strongly that the people Trump is employing aren't exactly the cream of the crop, and that part is on Trump himself since he can shakeup his staff at will.
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BLAKUboy
06/29/18 9:13:50 PM
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DavidWong posted...
But, what's the larger solution? What's the smaller one?

I doubt even Trump knows. Those are probably only phrases his staff use for him because he can't understand anything more comprehensive.
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littlebro07
06/29/18 9:52:14 PM
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Trump did nothing wrong here.

Still fucking hilarious though.
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Cornmuffins
06/29/18 9:55:11 PM
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I bet the Deep State is behind this slip up.
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Yomi
06/29/18 9:58:25 PM
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lol
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glitteringfairy
06/29/18 10:03:21 PM
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bover_87 posted...
The normal slurpers will find some way to defend this, like always.

Trump slurping is my middle name
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UnholyMudcrab
06/29/18 10:04:20 PM
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All Mueller has to do to wrap up his investigation is call Trump pretending to be Putin
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VectorChaos
06/29/18 10:47:22 PM
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UnholyMudcrab posted...
All Mueller has to do to wrap up his investigation is call Trump pretending to be Putin


Right now there's someone in the FBI losing their mind in fury that they didn't try this
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Weezy_Tha_Don
06/30/18 12:09:16 AM
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fake news!!
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gatorsPENSbucs
06/30/18 12:15:57 AM
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Oh shit, stuttering John. He probably knew something to say from the times trump was on the Howard Stern show.
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frozenshock
06/30/18 12:16:00 AM
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I wonder what would happen to someone who pulled that trick on Stalin in the 1940s
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Smashingpmkns
06/30/18 12:49:05 AM
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Is prank calling the white house illegal? If not, I hope it happens more often lol
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Returning_CEmen
06/30/18 1:18:29 AM
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PowerMang posted...
Stuttering John used to work on the Howard Stern show lol

And the announcer for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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St0rmFury
06/30/18 1:45:45 AM
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Reminds me of when someone pretended to be the president of France and prank called Sarah Palin.
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OwlRammer
06/30/18 1:48:02 AM
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mehmeh1
06/30/18 2:46:16 PM
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this is something that literally feels like out of a cartoon
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Mr_Biscuit
06/30/18 4:55:47 PM
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My goodness.

And yes, this isn't in the immediate sense "on Trump," but in the greater scheme of his entire administration being pretty incompetent and him hiring a bunch of morons...
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PostCrisisJ2
07/01/18 10:45:32 AM
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Mr_Biscuit posted...
My goodness.

And yes, this isn't in the immediate sense "on Trump," but in the greater scheme of his entire administration being pretty incompetent and him hiring a bunch of morons...


Yeah, the entire "drain the swamp" thing hasn't really worked out as well as some hoped.
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