President Donald Trump was torched on Sunday over what critics labeled his “embarrassing” outburst with NBC News’s Kristen Welker, an outburst that preceded the president ending the interview and storming off.Aired earlier on Sunday, Trump was pressed by Welker on his false claims of the 2020 election being “rigged.” Trump responded by raising his voice, attacking the media, and declaring the interview to be over before standing up and leaving.Trump is no stranger to abruptly ending interviews after being challenged on his claims. In 2020, Trump cut an interview with CBS News short after facing what he categorized as “unfair” questions, per Adweek, and in 2022, he ended an NPR interview after being pressed on his false claims of election fraud.The most recent incident, however, sparked widespread commentary given the intensity with which Trump berated Welker prior to his leaving.“This man lost his mind a long time ago,” wrote Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) in a social media post on X. “It’s shameful that Republicans in Congress continue to enable him in every way. He’s destroying this country and his mental decline and erratic behavior is a national security crisis.”Tim Nichols, a staff writer with The Atlantic, called Trump “emotionally unstable,” and described his outburst as a “man [going] on [a] paranoid, babbling rant.”Neikias Duncan, an analyst, podcast host and writer, described the clip of Trump’s outburst as “such an embarrassing watch.”And Hemant Mehta, another podcast host, writer and reality television star, used the incident to urge Republican voters to reconsider this November.“His brain is broken and if you vote for any Republican at any level, this is what you're supporting: being an a------ at every turn, no matter what anyone says, because that's what the party is,” Mehta wrote in a social media post on X.Trump Calling Welker “crooked” “stupid” and then the ultimate—“darling”—for asking him what evidence he has that elections are rigged? What is “crooked” is the money for the ballroom, what is “stupid” are the tariffs. And what is “darling” is a first class journalist. https://t.co/Ar6zvB4jy9— Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) June 7, 2026
