Wednesday, December 31, 2025

πŸ’¬ In a few words:

Oh, sweetie, you won't BELIEVE the hullabaloo on C-SPAN! Some fellow just told President Trump's family to *hide the grandbabies* from 'Papa Trump'! Well, I never!

More details:

🍡 The Tea is Piping Hot: A C-SPAN Scandal!

Oh, sweetie, have you heard the latest from that C-SPAN? Heavens to Betsy, I nearly dropped my teacup! A caller, a gentleman named Darrell from Georgia, went right on national television and, well, he gave President Trump's family some rather unusual advice about the grandbabies.

Can you imagine the nerve? He looked right into that camera, practically, and told poor Ivanka and Lara Trump to "please hide the grandbabies!" He said they shouldn't let those precious little ones go around "Papa, Papa Trump" because of all this talk about the "Epstein files."

Honestly, the things people say these days! He went as far as to claim our President is a... well, I can barely whisper it... a pedophile! It’s all just too much for my sensibilities, I tell you. Back in my day, we had manners on the television!

Grandma's Two Cents: My Sarcastic Reactions

Well, I never! A pedophile in the White House? Oh, sweetie, the dramatics! It sounds like something out of one of those wild stories my neighbor Mildred used to tell, only Mildred usually had more proof than just a feeling.

I mean, honestly, where do people get off saying such things? It sounds like something from a soap opera, not a respectable news program like C-SPAN. Back in my day, if you had a grievance, you’d write a polite letter to the editor, or at most, you’d gossip about it over the phone, not shout it for the whole world to hear!

Honestly, I just wonder what kind of tea Darrell was sipping that morning! To publicly tell a mother to hide her children from their own grandfather, no matter who he is, just seems a bit... over the top, don't you think? What ever happened to simply disagreeing?

What Actually Happened (According to the News, Anyway)

Alright, alright, let's get down to brass tacks, as your grandpa used to say. So, this Darrell fellow, a self-proclaimed Democrat from Georgia, called into C-SPAN's "Washington Journal" program. He was quite vocal, bless his heart.

He told the host, Mimi Geerges, that his top story for the year was indeed the "Epstein files." Then, he just launched right into it, advising Ivanka Trump and Lara Trump to "please hide the grandbabies" and to "not let these grandbabies go around Papa, Papa Trump."

He explicitly stated, "because we all know he's a pedophile." Darrell wasn't just stopping there, either. He also warned C-SPAN itself about potential "censorship" from the Trump administration, specifically mentioning FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr.

He seemed quite convinced that "Trump and the rest of them clowns over there" would try to shut C-SPAN down, but he hoped they'd "stand strong and let us keep on calling in."

Why Grandma Just Can't Even Today

Oh, sweetie, I tell you, this world is just getting crazier by the minute! Between the wild accusations on television and the talk of censorship, my head is spinning faster than a tumble dryer on high heat! It truly makes you yearn for simpler times, doesn't it?

It makes me want to just sit down with a big slice of apple pie and listen to some nice, quiet classical music, away from all this hullabaloo. Sometimes, I just can't even begin to comprehend what people are thinking when they open their mouths on national television, especially when discussing someone's precious grandchildren.

The things we hear these days! It truly makes you wonder what's next, doesn't it? I just hope those grandbabies are doing alright, bless their little hearts. Such a scandal, such a scandal! And to think, it was all broadcast for the world to hear. Well, I certainly need another cup of tea after that!

Grandma's waiting on your verdict

Pour dear Grandma another cup by tapping how this gossip feels. She can't finish her knitting until you whisper your take.