Summary

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Tuesday
New York

Sen. Bob Menendez
(D) New Jersey
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Ranking Member, Foreign Relations Cmte.

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SENATOR BOB MENENDEZ OF NEW JERSEY SAYS HE'S CONCERNED THAT A COMEDIAN WAS ABLE TO PRANK CALL PRESIDENT TRUMP ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE.
COMEDIAN JOHN MELENDEZ, BETTER KNOWN AS STUTTERING JOHN, CONNECTED WITH THE PRESIDENT ON HIS WAY BACK FROM HIS RALLY IN NORTH DAKOTA LAST WEEK.
TRUMP THOUGHT HE WAS SPEAKING WITH SENATOR MENENDEZ AND THEY HAD A CONVERSATION COVERING SOME IMPORTANT TOPICS.
MENENDEZ REACTED TO THE IMPOSTOR CALL ON TUESDAY.
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Sen. Bob Menendez/ (D) New Jersey
"It's concerning to me that the most powerful man in the world, the president of the United States, could have a shock jock comedian get through to him and speak to him on Air Force One. The reality is, while it may have been a joke to him, the subject matter that he was talking about is very serious, the dividing of children from their parents, a Supreme Court nominee who will make a nominee who will make a generational difference in the court, against the interests of affordable health care, against the interests of reproductive rights. And then lastly, the security breach that would allow someone like him to get to the president of the United States. And so I worry that someone else for different purposes might be able to get through. I hope they dramatically change their protocol as to who gets to the president."
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A WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT ON THE INCIDENT SAID (QUOTE)
"THE PRESIDENT WANTS TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO MEMBERS AND LIKES ENGAGING THEM AND WANTS THEM TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT.
THE DOWNSIDE OF THAT IS SOMETIMES THE CHANNELS ARE OPEN TOO WIDELY AND MISTAKES LIKE THIS HAPPEN."
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TRUMP STUTTERING JOHN PRANK CALL COMEDIAN NEW JERSEY