Overview
- The White House placed a call to C‑SPAN’s new evening program during its premiere on Monday, and host Mimi Geerges put President Donald Trump on the air for about eight minutes.
- Trump told the host he watches C‑SPAN call‑ins “to get a little bit of an indication of where we are,” saying he hears positive feedback from Republican callers.
- During the roughly eight‑minute exchange he discussed immigration, a push by some to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and U.S. policy on Iran.
- Viewers and social media users quickly mocked the on‑air call, noting an audible giggle when Trump joined and speculating about an aide, with critics calling the outreach desperate.
- Reporters placed the call in the wider context of last week’s midterm losses and Trump’s recent public criticisms of Fox News, and they said the appearance shows him leaning on unfiltered voter input from talk and call‑in programs.