President Donald Trump appears on second lady Usha Vance’s podcast “Storytime with the Second Lady” to read the children’s book "Presidents Play!", recorded in the Oval Office and released online this week as part of Fourth of July and America’s 250th anniversary programming.During the episode President Donald Trump departs from the script to critique predecessors, calling Lyndon B. Johnson a "tough cookie," calling Ronald Reagan a "high-quality person," praising John F. Kennedy as the "second-most good-looking president," and saying Richard Nixon "got himself into trouble."Mr. Trump questions Barack Obama’s basketball skills, jokes about Herbert Hoover’s Hoover Ball, references Dwight D. Eisenhower’s putting green and quips about William Howard Taft’s weight while discussing his own physique and reading habits.Vice President
JD Vance promotes the episode on social media and the
White House positions the broadcast as a child literacy initiative even as President
Donald Trump warns the country is "on a little bit of a ledge" and vows to make America greater.