A comedian was able to get through to President Trump while he was pretending to be Senator Menendez.
From the Hill:
Comedian John Melendez claims he tricked President Trump into believing he was New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) in a recent phone call.
In audio uploaded to “The Stuttering John Podcast,” a man who sounds like the president can be heard saying “Hi Bob.”
The man congratulates Melendez, believing him to be the senator.
“You went through a tough, tough situation. And I don’t think a very fair situation, but congratulations,” the voice says in an apparent reference to the charges against Menendez that were dropped earlier this year.
During the conversation, the comedian brings up his immigration concerns for his “constituents” and references the executive order Trump signed permitting families to remain together.
Watch below:
Here’s more:
A comedian claims he prank-called President Trump and got a call back from Air Force One. "Stuttering John" Melendez shares how he got through, posing as Sen. Bob Menendez. https://t.co/qd4qWNCUzE pic.twitter.com/ee64cRcSf8
— The Situation Room (@CNNSitRoom) June 29, 2018
Ugh. This is pretty funny and harmless, but that doesn’t mean it will be funny and harmless if someone else does it for some nefarious purpose….