Monday, July 02, 2018

Stuttering John

I don't know if you were following this odd story over the weekend, but it appears that Stuttering John Melendez (formerly of the Howard Stern show) punked the president. From Tom Taylor's NOW column...

Sun & Fun Media Former Howard Stern cast member punks the President – and is visited by the Secret Service. John Melendez may’ve been taking notes from “Captain Janks,” the legendary Stern fan in Pennsylvania who may’ve gotten on live with more than a thousand TV shows. “Stuttering John” Melendez spent years with Stern before joining Jay Leno’s version of NBC-TV’s “Tonight Show” as its announcer, and now he’s a comedian and (of course) podcaster. The NY Times says Melendez “dialed the White House switchboard impersonating a Senator’s aide, [and] he found himself – in between barely-suppressed giggles and off-color jokes with his producer – patched through to President Trump on Air Force One.” This was Melendez (watch the spelling) pretending to be Menendez – New Jersey Democratic Senator Robert Menendez. The impersonation and bravado were good enough for a six-minute conversation about immigration and the Supreme Court vacancy. There may be consequences – the New York Post says “the comedian who pranked Trump claims the Secret Service visited him” Friday night.