The Usha Vance podcast guest who will read a children’s book in the July 4 episode is President Donald Trump.
Second Lady Osha Vance runs a podcast where guests read picture books to children. But her latest guest could not impress the audience much, with social media users saying that President Donald Trump must not have read any books to his children. In Trump’s appearance on Vance’s “Storytime with the Second Lady” podcast, which was posted online on Friday, the president read “Presidents are playing!” A children’s book from the White House Historical Association featuring illustrations of presidents enjoying sports and using the White House and its grounds for entertainment.When Vance asked Trump if he had a lot of time to read for pleasure while serving as president, he replied that he mostly ended up reading newspapers.“I usually read stories about myself,” Trump said.
As Trump leafed through the children’s book, he made remarks about past presidents, told a few jokes, and installed a plug in the expansive ballroom he’s building on the White House grounds. He described Lyndon Johnson as a “difficult person,” Ronald Reagan as a “high-quality person” and “like your father was a president,” and John F. Kennedy as “the second most good-looking president.”One user asked: “Are you going to read Trump?” Another user commented: “Yes, I’m sure I’ll be okay if I missed this!” Another user suggested: “Maybe don’t read a whodunit book for kids?” A fourth user warned: “Run kids, run!!!”“He’s holding a children’s book as if he’s drawing a child to him!” One user noted. “You will definitely want to miss this,” another user said. Another user asked: “Did you do a background check? Also? He can read?”“Trump never reads anything, even tape-recorded spoken briefings mean too much to him,” one wrote on X. Another wrote: “He doesn’t even read full articles. His ‘human copy machine’ shows him quotes about himself and that’s the equivalent of reading to him.”As Osha Vance told Trump: “It’s really nice of you to take the time to read,” social media users wondered what this actually meant.
