President Donald Trump abruptly ended his weekend interview with Meet the Press Moderator Kristen Welker after he was pressed for evidence to back up his baseless claims of election fraud in California’s primary races. The president also defended his administration’s controversial $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund. NBC’s Garrett Haake reports for TODAY.
Trump lashed out at moderator Kristen Welker after she insisted he failed to provide a shred of evidence about his disputed accusations that the 2020 election was "stolen" from him.
President Trump abruptly ended a wide-ranging "Meet the Press" interview Sunday after defending potential payouts for people prosecuted over Jan. 6 and warning slow Iran talks could restart U.S. military action.Why it matters: The NBC interview captured two fights likely to follow Trump this week: the scope of his Iran operation, and whether taxpayer money…
President Donald Trump abruptly ended his interview with NBC News’ Kristen Welker that aired on Sunday after being pressed on his false claims that the 2020 election had been “rigged,” removing his microphone and leaving the set in a rage.“You’re a one-sided, crooked network!” Trump shouted at Welker after being told no evidence existed to support his…
President Donald Trump stormed out of an interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker after ripping the interview for being “crooked” and ranting about “rigged” elections. The president’s interview aired Sunday on Meet the Press but was filmed on Friday while Trump was in Wisconsin for an agricultural roundtable. The interview was filmed inside a metal barn,…
Here’s the full interview between President Trump and NBC’s Kirsten Welker. The video and transcript: [Transcript] – KIRSTEN WELKER:President Trump, welcome back to Meet the Press. PRES. DONALD TRUMP: Thank you. KRISTEN WELKER: Thank you so much for being here. We are going to talk about your visit, why you’re here in Wisconsin. But I’d […] The post…
