President Donald Trump revealed Monday night that he regularly watches C-SPAN's call-in programming to get a sense of how Americans feel about him, suggesting he's generally pleased with what he hears from Republican viewers.
The president made the admission during a call to the premiere of Washington Journal Primetime, the new evening edition of C-SPAN's flagship call-in show, hosted by Mimi Geerges.
"It looks like we've got a call from the White House," Geerges announced. "Mr. President, welcome to Washington Journal Primetime."
"Well, thank you, Mimi, and good luck with the show," Trump replied. "I've watched you numerous times, and you do a great job."
Geerges then asked the president about his own television habits.
"Mr. President, we heard that you like to watch C-SPAN. What do you like to watch?" she asked.
"Well, I like to watch the call-ins because it gives me a little bit of an indication of where we are," Trump explained. "I do okay on there. We have some great Republicans calling in, and I'm not so sure the Democrats are thrilled, but the Republicans seem to be."
Trump's television-watching habits have long been a subject of fascination. In 2017, The New York Times reported that the president "spends at least four hours a day, and sometimes as much as twice that, in front of a television."
Just last Tuesday, as Democrats swept Republicans out of power in both chambers of Congress, Trump provided a running commentary on Fox News' election coverage through a series of Truth Social posts.
"Why does FoxNews have Bill de Blasio, the Worst Mayor in the History of New York City, on air, ranting and raving like a Lunatic?" Trump complained in one post.
He also lashed out at the network's polling and was particularly irritated by The Five co-host Jessica Tarlov.
"Watching the Pre-Election Results on FoxNews, but I can't stand Jessica Tarlov's voice — DUMB AS A ROCK, but it's the voice that gets me," he wrote. "Have to go somewhere else until that LOSER is off the air — I'll be back later!"
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The president made the admission during a call to the premiere of Washington Journal Primetime, the new evening edition of C-SPAN's flagship call-in show, hosted by Mimi Geerges.
"It looks like we've got a call from the White House," Geerges announced. "Mr. President, welcome to Washington Journal Primetime."
"Well, thank you, Mimi, and good luck with the show," Trump replied. "I've watched you numerous times, and you do a great job."
Geerges then asked the president about his own television habits.
"Mr. President, we heard that you like to watch C-SPAN. What do you like to watch?" she asked.
"Well, I like to watch the call-ins because it gives me a little bit of an indication of where we are," Trump explained. "I do okay on there. We have some great Republicans calling in, and I'm not so sure the Democrats are thrilled, but the Republicans seem to be."
Trump's television-watching habits have long been a subject of fascination. In 2017, The New York Times reported that the president "spends at least four hours a day, and sometimes as much as twice that, in front of a television."
Just last Tuesday, as Democrats swept Republicans out of power in both chambers of Congress, Trump provided a running commentary on Fox News' election coverage through a series of Truth Social posts.
"Why does FoxNews have Bill de Blasio, the Worst Mayor in the History of New York City, on air, ranting and raving like a Lunatic?" Trump complained in one post.
He also lashed out at the network's polling and was particularly irritated by The Five co-host Jessica Tarlov.
"Watching the Pre-Election Results on FoxNews, but I can't stand Jessica Tarlov's voice — DUMB AS A ROCK, but it's the voice that gets me," he wrote. "Have to go somewhere else until that LOSER is off the air — I'll be back later!"
Watch above on YouTube.
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