Right-Wing TV Host Insists He Wasn’t Duped By Fake Trump For Nearly 17-Minute Interview
UPDATE: The Daily Beast added an editor’s note to their piece. Here it is in full: “Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to remove quotes attributed to the owner of Real America’s Voice, Robert Sigg, saying he is investigating whether the call was a prank and criticizing network staffers. A Daily Beast reporter had a conversation by text with a person who identified themselves as Sigg, on a number public records show was once associated with Sigg—but a spokesperson for Real America’s Voice said that it was not Sigg and is not his current number.”
Read our updated story below:
A far right-wing news network denied being duped by a voice purporting to be that of former President Donald Trump.
Real America’s Voice aired the interview on Thursday and subsequently tweeted multiple clips with Trump on social media, which remain on Real America Voice’s social media accounts as of this writing.
Afterward, host John Solomon insisted the voice was really Trump’s, which some on social media called into question. At several points, the voice became choppy, suggesting that Solomon and co-host Amanda Head were talking to an AI. The voice sounded similar to Trump’s, but not really like Trump’s.
Zachary Petrizzo of The Daily Beast reported that Robert Sigg, who owns Real America’s Voice, will launch an investigation into the matter.
“Robert Sigg, the president of the parent company that owns Real America’s Voice, tells me that an ‘internal investigation will be needed’ into whether the network was duped by a Trump impersonator or Trump AI tonight,” Petrizzo tweeted.
Sigg purportedly told Petrizzo, “‘Sounds like ChatGOP to me.'”
However, as noted in the update above, it doesn’t appear that Petrizzo was actually speaking to Sigg.
Solomon maintained in a comment to the Beast that the voice belonged to the former president.
“It’s not AI, it was President Trump,” Solomon told the publication. “You can call the staff and check with them yourself. It was definitely President Trump without any doubt.”
A brief, 19-second clip was posted by Trump’s Truth Social account on Thursday night. His campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
