December 9, 2025 • 5 mins
Jon Decker joins Mendte in the Morning to talk about the latest going on with Donald Trump as he plans an announcement in PA and his night at the Kennedy Center.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Now let's talk to John Decker, WR White House and
Washington Correspondent, host of the new podcast, The White House
Briefing Room with John Decker. When can we stop calling
it the new podcast? How long before that?
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Let's start it in a new year. How about that?
Speaker 1 (00:15):
Okay, there you go. I just thanks, thank you. Somebody
answered me. Nobody answers me here it can be fad
in the iHeartRadio app. John is with us every Tuesday
and Thursday at this time. By the way, I heard,
the podcast is doing really well. I listened to it
a couple of times. It's great. It's really good, especially
(00:35):
for those who are interested in politics and what's going
on in Washington, DC. You're getting good feedback.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
I'm getting great feedback. Absolutely, you know. I couldn't be happier.
And it's real simple, as you know, go to the
iHeartRadio app, make it a preset, and you get in
fifteen minutes or less, everything you need to know about
the White House on any given day, and you get
it straight from the person who speaks directly to the
president almost every day.
Speaker 1 (01:01):
Well, that's wonderful. Are you gonna be Are you going
to travel to the Poconos today?
Speaker 2 (01:06):
I'm not going to travel to the Poconos today, but
I was just telling Natalie, I've got a better trip plan.
I'm going to be with the President on Saturday at
the Army Navy game, So I can't wait for that.
That's going to be really awesome.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
Oh, that'll be a blast that. Have you ever been
to one?
Speaker 2 (01:22):
I've been to many. My first one, I went to
the Army Navy game in Philadelphia with my grandfather when
I was a young boy. One hundred thousand people at
the old JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. It was awesome, and
I've been many times since. It's a real thrill to
be there.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
We may have been at the same game. I went
to see an Army Navy game at JFK Stadium too.
You know JFK was that's that was the That's what
I was on the world stage at that point. And
you know what, he was at the Kennedy Center Honors
this weekend. He's getting the good you know shifts here.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
I am. Yeah, and I got a few questions to
the President on the red carpet at the Kennedy Center.
So that was pretty good too.
Speaker 1 (02:07):
Oh what did you ask him?
Speaker 2 (02:10):
Well, I stuck to the you know what he was
there for. I asked the President what's harder preparing for
the State of the Union addresser or being the host
at the Kennedy Center Honors and the presidents that I'll
let you know after i'd do this show. And I said, okay,
give that to me exclusively, mister President, and he said
he would, So there you go. Did he I have
not seen the President since he hosted, but the President
(02:33):
I also asked him what kind of ratings he expects.
You know, it's the first time a US president has
ever hosted the Kennedy Center Honors since its inception in
nineteen seventy eight. The President said he expects record ratings.
So that's setting the up bar pretty high, Larry, for
what we expect when the Kennedy Center Honors airs on
CBS on December the twenty third.
Speaker 1 (02:54):
Oh, that's going to be great. And it's pretty eclectic
group that are being honored. Name some of them. I mean,
I know, I know Michael Crawford, I know Gene Simmons
from Kiss.
Speaker 2 (03:06):
Yeah, all of Kiss, the band Kiss. And also I
think the big name there, Sylvester Stallone. Hard to believe
he was not a Kennedy Center honoree before, but he
was on hand for this great honor and I think
he you know, he deserves it absolutely, you know, and
showed a few clips from from Rocky, played some music
that iconic music from Rocky as well. Bill Conti directed that.
(03:30):
So I watched the whole shows. It's a good show
to watch.
Speaker 1 (03:33):
I'll tell you what, you know, as much grief as
I've been giving zorin Mom, Donnie and this, as much
as I think he might hurt the city of New York,
he got to give him a lot of credit for
the campaign he ran and the fact that he was
able to zero in on affordability. And I remember at
the time they were having meetings with him to talk
to him just specifically about that issue and how it
(03:55):
worked for him. And now look at the President's going
to tour the country to talk about afforda bill. It's
now grown to the point where it's this much of
a national issue.
Speaker 2 (04:06):
Well it's a national issue, but it's just another word
for you know, talking about the economy, and the economy's
always been an important issue in every election. We saw
that play out, not only the mayor's race that you
just mentioned Larry, but the governor's races in New Jersey
and also in Virginia, affordability number one issue for so
many voters. And also that special election that happened just
(04:26):
the other week in that district in Tennessee. So the
President recognizes this is an important issue for voters, especially
as the President looks to hold on to the House
and the Senate next year. For the midterms, He's going
to be doing more of these types of one day trips.
Today's to Mount Pocono in Pennsylvania. But I am told
from the White House that we can expect more of
(04:48):
these trips in the early part of twenty twenty six. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (04:51):
I agree with you about affordability just being the economy, John,
but affordability is more personal. It makes it a campaign word,
where to me is general and it's sterile. So yeah,
I thought that was the most important things or Mom
DONI did was he he gave that camp He gave
that campaign word to mostly Democrats. But now the President
(05:12):
is trumping on Hey, John, thanks so much. John Decker
is going to be with us. Yeah, twice a week.
He'll be back Thursday at seven oh five. Thanks a lot, John,
Now let's talk to John Decker, WR White House and
Washington Correspondent, host of the new podcast, The White House
Briefing Room with John Decker. When can we stop calling
it the new podcast? How long before that?
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Let's start it in a new year. How about that?
Speaker 1 (00:15):
Okay, there you go. I just thanks, thank you. Somebody
answered me. Nobody answers me here it can be fad
in the iHeartRadio app. John is with us every Tuesday
and Thursday at this time. By the way, I heard,
the podcast is doing really well. I listened to it
a couple of times. It's great. It's really good, especially
(00:35):
for those who are interested in politics and what's going
on in Washington, DC. You're getting good feedback.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
I'm getting great feedback. Absolutely, you know. I couldn't be happier.
And it's real simple, as you know, go to the
iHeartRadio app, make it a preset, and you get in
fifteen minutes or less, everything you need to know about
the White House on any given day, and you get
it straight from the person who speaks directly to the
president almost every day.
Speaker 1 (01:01):
Well, that's wonderful. Are you gonna be Are you going
to travel to the Poconos today?
Speaker 2 (01:06):
I'm not going to travel to the Poconos today, but
I was just telling Natalie, I've got a better trip plan.
I'm going to be with the President on Saturday at
the Army Navy game, So I can't wait for that.
That's going to be really awesome.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
Oh, that'll be a blast that. Have you ever been
to one?
Speaker 2 (01:22):
I've been to many. My first one, I went to
the Army Navy game in Philadelphia with my grandfather when
I was a young boy. One hundred thousand people at
the old JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. It was awesome, and
I've been many times since. It's a real thrill to
be there.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
We may have been at the same game. I went
to see an Army Navy game at JFK Stadium too.
You know JFK was that's that was the That's what
I was on the world stage at that point. And
you know what, he was at the Kennedy Center Honors
this weekend. He's getting the good you know shifts here.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
I am. Yeah, and I got a few questions to
the President on the red carpet at the Kennedy Center.
So that was pretty good too.
Speaker 1 (02:07):
Oh what did you ask him?
Speaker 2 (02:10):
Well, I stuck to the you know what he was
there for. I asked the President what's harder preparing for
the State of the Union addresser or being the host
at the Kennedy Center Honors and the presidents that I'll
let you know after i'd do this show. And I said, okay,
give that to me exclusively, mister President, and he said
he would, So there you go. Did he I have
not seen the President since he hosted, but the President
(02:33):
I also asked him what kind of ratings he expects.
You know, it's the first time a US president has
ever hosted the Kennedy Center Honors since its inception in
nineteen seventy eight. The President said he expects record ratings.
So that's setting the up bar pretty high, Larry, for
what we expect when the Kennedy Center Honors airs on
CBS on December the twenty third.
Speaker 1 (02:54):
Oh, that's going to be great. And it's pretty eclectic
group that are being honored. Name some of them. I mean,
I know, I know Michael Crawford, I know Gene Simmons
from Kiss.
Speaker 2 (03:06):
Yeah, all of Kiss, the band Kiss. And also I
think the big name there, Sylvester Stallone. Hard to believe
he was not a Kennedy Center honoree before, but he
was on hand for this great honor and I think
he you know, he deserves it absolutely, you know, and
showed a few clips from from Rocky, played some music
that iconic music from Rocky as well. Bill Conti directed that.
(03:30):
So I watched the whole shows. It's a good show
to watch.
Speaker 1 (03:33):
I'll tell you what, you know, as much grief as
I've been giving zorin Mom, Donnie and this, as much
as I think he might hurt the city of New York,
he got to give him a lot of credit for
the campaign he ran and the fact that he was
able to zero in on affordability. And I remember at
the time they were having meetings with him to talk
to him just specifically about that issue and how it
(03:55):
worked for him. And now look at the President's going
to tour the country to talk about afforda bill. It's
now grown to the point where it's this much of
a national issue.
Speaker 2 (04:06):
Well it's a national issue, but it's just another word
for you know, talking about the economy, and the economy's
always been an important issue in every election. We saw
that play out, not only the mayor's race that you
just mentioned Larry, but the governor's races in New Jersey
and also in Virginia, affordability number one issue for so
many voters. And also that special election that happened just
(04:26):
the other week in that district in Tennessee. So the
President recognizes this is an important issue for voters, especially
as the President looks to hold on to the House
and the Senate next year. For the midterms, He's going
to be doing more of these types of one day trips.
Today's to Mount Pocono in Pennsylvania. But I am told
from the White House that we can expect more of
(04:48):
these trips in the early part of twenty twenty six. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (04:51):
I agree with you about affordability just being the economy, John,
but affordability is more personal. It makes it a campaign word,
where to me is general and it's sterile. So yeah,
I thought that was the most important things or Mom
DONI did was he he gave that camp He gave
that campaign word to mostly Democrats. But now the President
(05:12):
is trumping on Hey, John, thanks so much. John Decker
is going to be with us. Yeah, twice a week.
He'll be back Thursday at seven oh five. Thanks a lot, John,
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