C-SPAN shuts down speculation Trump called in as 'John Barron' to criticize Supreme Court tariffs decision

"Tune into C-SPAN for the actual president at the State of the Union Address on Tuesday night," the post concluded.

Speculation rose online after a man who identified himself as "John Barron" dialed into the program to share his outrage over what he called the Supreme Court's "terrible decision" to strike down many of Trump's tariffs on Friday.

"And you have Hakeem Jeffries, he's a dope, and you have Chuck Schumer, who can't cook a cheeseburger," the caller added, appearing to mimic the president.

"Of course, these people are happy, of course these people are happy. But true Americans will not be happy."

C-SPAN host Greta Brawner identified the caller as a Republican from Virginia. 

Commenters on social media played into the speculation regarding the caller's true identity after the segment, with many suggesting Trump could have pre-recorded the message or stepped aside to briefly make the call.

The outlet wrote that Trump had used the name to provide comments to media outlets while claiming to be a Trump spokesman.