Trump Cuts Interview Short Amid Heated Exchange Over Election Claims
Translated from Croatian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
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- Donald Trump abruptly ended an interview with NBC News journalist Kristen Welker.
- The interview became heated as Trump repeated unsubstantiated claims of a rigged election and corruption in the media.
- Welker later revealed she conducted a follow-up interview with Trump after the initial recording.
Donald Trump terminated an interview with NBC News' Kristen Welker during a recording for "Meet the Press" after a contentious exchange about his claims of a rigged election. The former president repeatedly asserted that the 2020 election was stolen and that the Biden administration unjustly imprisoned people.
You are a one-sided and corrupt network. I'm sorry. Let's end this, I've had enough.
When Welker pressed Trump for evidence supporting his claims of election fraud, the conversation escalated. Trump accused Welker and the network of being biased and corrupt. "You are a one-sided and corrupt network. I'm sorry. Let's end this, I've had enough," Trump stated before cutting the interview short.
There is a lot of proof. There is tremendous proof. There is nothing but proof.
Welker attempted to continue the discussion, reminding Trump that the crew had traveled to Wisconsin for the interview. However, Trump remained resolute in his decision to end the conversation, advising her to "get your media in order."
They are corrupt just like you are corrupt. Your media is corrupt. And Meet the Press is corrupt.
Despite the abrupt end, Welker disclosed after the program aired that she had conducted a subsequent interview with Trump the following day, during which he agreed to continue the discussion. Details regarding when this follow-up interview would take place were not provided.
You should get your media in order. No country can be great if it has dishonest media.
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Originally published by Veฤernji List in Croatian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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