Kristen Welker reveals what Trump said after storming out of tense NBC interview
WASHINGTON, DC: NBC News’ host Kristen Welker has pulled back the curtain on her last exchange with President Donald Trump following his dramatic, mic-ripping ‘Meet the Press’ walkout.
Roughly 35 minutes into the explosive interview, which was filmed last Friday, June 5, the conversation took a combative turn as Welker pressed Trump on his repeated assertions that the 2020 presidential election had been unfairly tilted toward former President Joe Biden.
Trump has a meltdown and ends the interview
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Welker: Just to be very clear, there's no evidence of what you're saying.
Trump: There’s a lot of evidence. There’s tremendous evidence. There’s nothing but evidence. The election was rigged. And it’s happening again in California.… pic.twitter.com/8xcPKFGE6m
As the exchange grew more heated, the Republican lashed out at the journalist, declaring, "You're crooked, and Meet the Press is crooked, and so is ABC and CBS and CNN. You’re a one-sided crooked network.”
"Let's call it quits, because I've had enough… Thank you, darling," Trump said before dramatically pulling off his microphone and making a swift exit from the interview.
When Welker pleaded with Trump to stay, telling him she'd "traveled all the way to Wisconsin," the president responded, "I've sat in the rain with you for an hour. On and off in the rain. And I've given you enough time."
Kristen Welker reveals Trump asked to do another interview in Washington
Nearly a week after the dramatic interview, the NBC host revealed to Vanity Fair that the next morning, the president told her the rain was the reason for his bad mood.
"I spoke to him the morning after the interview, and without getting into an exact verbatim of what was said, he effectively said, 'Look, the rain was disruptive. We're going to do this again in Washington,'" Welker said.
The interview took place inside a barn during Trump's visit to an agricultural event in Wisconsin, with the sound of rain relentlessly hammering the roof throughout the conversation.
"I've covered President Trump since 2015 when he was a candidate, and it doesn't faze me at all. It's part of the conversation. I anticipate it to some extent," she said of Trump storming out of the interview.
"I try to stay focused on the content of my questions and on getting answers. Because that's my goal, particularly in a presidential interview, to have that amount of time with a president. My goal is to get answers on behalf of the American people,” Welker continued.
Trump blames rain for his stormy walkout
Trump himself blamed the rain for the stormy walkout of his contentious NBC interview.
“I just did an interview in the most beautiful barn I’ve ever seen,” he previously spoke about the pre-recorded interview in the opening remarks of an agricultural roundtable. “But it was raining. And it was with NBC fake news. And because it was raining, I got a little bit angry at them. I was not happy with them. But we had a good time.”
Trump shortly after this meltdown: I just did an interview…but it was raining. It was with NBC fake news. And because it was raining, I got a little bit angry at them. I was not happy with them. But we had a good time. https://t.co/XjkNG9ps8C pic.twitter.com/5LicNnvJUt
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Later, Welker herself gave a verdict on her interview. In a separate June 7 post on X (formerly Twitter), she noted that Trump was "unfortunately complicated by weather issues."
"Despite those challenges, we still had a substantial conversation on issues from the Iran war to the economy to the so-called 'anti-weaponization' fund," Welker said.
