Trump sits down for ‘Storytime with the Second Lady’

By OAN Staff Sophia Flores - 7/3/2026, 2:40 PM - 595 words

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Trump sits down for ‘Storytime with the Second Lady’

President Donald Trump joined Second Lady Usha Vance for a special edition of her podcast, reading a children’s book and offering his trademark colorful commentary on the hobbies of past U.S. presidents.

The episode of “Storytime with the Second Lady” was filmed right in the Oval Office, where Trump and Vance teamed up to read “Presidents Play,” a book published by the White House Historical Society.

To kick off the episode, Vance asked the president if he thought any of his 11 grandchildren would be tuning in.

Trump joked that he planned to make the episode “mandatory” viewing for them.

“That won’t mean anything—that means they still won’t do it, but I’ll make it mandatory,” Trump laughed.

The conversation also took a brief detour into local politics when a page depicting Harry Truman taking a stroll outside prompted Trump to praise Vice President JD Vance.

Trump pointed out to the Second Lady that, with her husband’s help, Washington D.C. has once again become a very safe place.

As they flipped through the book, Trump offered his personal takes on the former commanders-in-chiefs.

* **Lyndon B.

Johnson & Ronald Reagan:** Noting they were “very different types of presidents,” Trump observed that while Johnson wasn’t in the same physical shape as Reagan, he was still a “tough cookie.”

He praised Reagan as a “high-quality person” whom many people looked up to.

* **Bill Clinton:** Reacting to an illustration of Clinton running on a jogging track, Trump admitted he hadn’t even realized the White House grounds had one until recently.

“I don’t think I’ll ever do that.

I don’t see myself doing that,” Trump stated, before adding, “But he actually was a nice guy.

I like Bill Clinton a lot.

I still do.”

* **Abraham Lincoln:** The book showed Lincoln riding a horse, prompting Trump to share a personal hesitation.

“I’d like to ride horses too,” he revealed.

“In fact, it gives me an idea, but when you fall off a horse, I’ve seen too many bad things happen.”

* **Barack Obama:** Pointing out Obama’s athletic pastimes, Trump remarked: “Obama is a basketball player.

I don’t know if he’s a good basketball player, I tend to doubt it.

Actually, his favorite sport is golf … But he won’t be in the Masters anytime soon.”

* **William Howard Taft:** Commenting on Taft’s famously large stature, Trump joked about his own fitness goals: “He was our heaviest president, and I have to be careful, because I don’t want to supersede his record, and a thing like that would be possible if I allowed it to happen.

For all of you out there watching, keep yourself in good shape, right?”

* **Franklin D.

Roosevelt & Gerald Ford:** Reaching FDR's page, Trump shared a fun historical fact for the young audience, reminding them that the current White House press briefing room used to be an indoor swimming pool.

This led into a comment on Gerald Ford, who later built the outdoor pool on the property.

Trump quipped: “I don’t get to use it.

I don’t know if I look good in a bathing suit.

I haven’t had a bathing suit in a long time.”

* **John F.

Kennedy:** Trump had kind words for the 35th president, even going as far as to call him the “second-most-good looking president”—leaving the audience to guess who holds the top spot.