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Trump walks out of interview with NBC’s Meet the Press after clash over election claims

8 June 2026 at 12:27

Kristen Welker questioned Trump’s allegations that races for California governor and 2020 president were ‘rigged’

Donald Trump walked out of an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press after he repeatedly made false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged and faced questions about compensation for those charged in the January 6 insurrection.

The US president’s abrupt exit came during a tense exchange between himself and NBC’s Kristen Welker during a Friday interview in Wisconsin that aired on Sunday.

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© Photograph: Samuel Corum/Getty Images

© Photograph: Samuel Corum/Getty Images

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