Wild moment man who sounds suspiciously like Trump cut off in call to US broadcaster

A caller identifying himself as 'John Barron' with a bizarrely similar voice and set of views to Donald Trump dialled into a US broadcaster to complain about the tariffs ruling

A man who sounded suspiciously like Donald Trump and used a pseudonym once favoured by the US President called into a live broadcast to bellyache about the Supreme Court's tariffs decision.

The man, who introduced himself as John Barron, called into US-based political channel C-SPAN to grumble about the decision by the country's highest court on Friday that found Trump's flagship economic policy was illegal. In a rambling rant, Mr Barron, a self-described Republican from Virginia whose voice strongly resembled the Commander-in-Chief, also called Democrat Congress minority leader Hakeem Jeffries "a dope".

But, unlike typical sometimes hours-long Trump media appearances, Mr Barron wasn't allowed to ramble for too long, as he was eventually cut off by the presenter of C-SPAN's Washington Journal.

During the early morning broadcast, Mr Barron also launched into classic Trump hyperbole, telling the host that the Supreme Court's decsion was the worst "you ever have in your life practically". He continued: “This is a terrible decision, and you have Hakeem Jeffries, who ... he’s a dope.

"And you have Chuck Schumer, who can’t cook a cheeseburger. Of course these people are happy. Of course these people are happy. But true Americans will not be happy."

The caller, who had dialled in during a listener's segment, was eventually kicked off so the show could hear from another person who had phoned in to air their own opinion. But his participation continued to linger with members of the public who had listened in at the time, many of whom took to social media to draw comparisons between Trump and Mr Barron daily-mirror-icon_news_us-news_donald-trump.

One social media user wrote: "Was that someone trying to sound like Trump or Trump trying to sound like someone else?" Another added: "Either a great prank or the most pathetic phone call ever made — and the fact that we can’t tell which it is really says it all." And a third said: "Listen, I enjoy watching animated features and figuring out what actor is voicing the characters.

"You can't tell me that's not Donald." Many accusing the President of calling into the show to bolster his own position also drew upon the caller's name, noting that Trump had previously admitted to using the "John Barron" pseudonym to speak with journalists.

It has previously been reported that the alias was the President's "go-to" when "he was under scrutiny, in need of a tough front man or otherwise wanting to convey a message without attaching his own name to it". He had reportedly used it repeatedly in the 1980s and 1990s when calling with journalists, and once admitted while under oath to having "on occasion" used "that name".

He has since denied, however, that he had ever made calls to journalists using an alias, and the name hasn't emerged in public in recent years.

But Mr Barron, who did not refer to Trump by name during the call, did have surprisingly similar views to the President, who said following last week's ruling that he was "ashamed" of the Conservative-stacked court. Trump said: "The Supreme Court’s ruling on tariffs is deeply disappointing, and I’m ashamed of certain members of the court, absolutely ashamed, for not having the courage to do what’s right for our country."