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A comedian claims to have spoken for several minutes with President Trump after calling the White House and claimed to be an American senator, in an episode that revived the review of the security of communications of the administration Trump.
John Melendez, who is best known by his long-standing nickname on "The Howard Stern Show," Stuttering John, published audio of the alleged conversation on his latest podcast Thursday.
In the appeal, Melendez poses as Senator Robert Menendez (DN.J.) and appears to be repaired to Trump while the President is on board Air Force One on his way back to Washington after his Wednesday evening rally in Fargo, ND
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment A person familiar with the situation said that the White House called the Menendez office Thursday morning to discuss of the question.
"Hi, Bob," says Trump on the call, according to the audio aired on "The Stuttering John Podcast", before The Democrat of New Jersey defended this month a challenger in a primary Senate closer than expected after avoiding the conviction in a federal corruption lawsuit last year.
"You went through a hard"
Melendez and Trump then discuss the immigration policy and the selection process of a Supreme Court candidate before concluding their conversation a few minutes later.
"You take care of it," said Trump at the end of the call. "I'll talk to you soon, Bob. Take care of yourself. "
In a statement, Menendez said that he would be happy to have a conversation with Trump on immigration.
" As someone who has spent my entire career to try to convince the Republicans to join me in the reform The broken immigration system of our country, I look forward to any opportunity to have a real conversation with the President on how to maintain the American values that have guided our family immigration policy for a century, "he said. month after reports that the use of smartphones issued by the Trump government may expose it to security risks. The president was also criticized last year for addressing the sensitive issue of the US response to a North Korean ballistic missile while he was on the terrace of his club Mar-a- Lago at Palm Beach.
Melendez, who left Stern's show in 2004 and continued to work as an advertiser for Jay Leno's "Tonight Show," has long been known to ambush celebrities with embarrassing questions. In a memorable appearance, he asked Gennifer Flowers at his 1992 press conference about his affair with Bill Clinton, "Are you going to sleep with other presidential candidates?"
"Many of these celebrities do not understand." Melendez told the Washington Post in an interview in 1994. "They are so used to being treated as the elite, they have put themselves on such a pedestal. They forget that they are just human beings.
Melendez said Friday in an interview with CNN that he was "shocked" to have managed to reach the president.
"I mean, we did it like a gaffe; I'm a comedian, "said Melendez." I could not believe it took us an hour and a half for Jared Kushner and Donald Trump to be on the phone with Air Force One. "Kushner is Trump's senior advisor and son-in-law
– John Melendez (@stutteringjohnm) June 29, 2018
