{"id":2611709,"date":"2026-06-07T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-walks-out-on-nbc-interview-ranting-about-rigged-elections\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T13:02:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T17:02:29","slug":"trump-walks-out-on-nbc-interview-ranting-about-rigged-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-walks-out-on-nbc-interview-ranting-about-rigged-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump walks out on NBC interview ranting about &#8216;rigged&#8217; elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-walks-out-on-nbc-interview-ranting-about-rigged-elections%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2611709&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Donald Trump walked out of an NBC interview wiht Kristen Welker on *Meet the Press* after denouncing the conversation as \u201ccrooked\u201d and repeating claims that U.S. elections are \u201crigged.\u201d He stated the interview was filmed on Friday inside a metal barn in Wisconsin and was repeatedly interrupted by heavy rainfall.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange turned heated when Welker pressed Trump on the \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund-meant to compensate people affected by \u201clawfare\u201d but blocked by a federal judge and later said by the Justice Department not to move forward. welker also asked whether taxpayer money would be used to help alleged Jan. 6 rioters; Trump defended the idea while attacking \u201cradical left\u201d figures under the Biden administration and blaming the \u201ccrooked press\u201d for the outcomes for people charged under biden.<\/p>\n<p>Trump then pivoted to election-related claims, accusing California of \u201ccheating\u201d for still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alaska-still-counting-primary-votes-thanks-to-ranked-choice-voting-system\/\" title=\"Alaska Still Counting Primary Votes Thanks to Ranked Choice Voting System\">counting primary votes<\/a> and saying he had no proof beyond trusting what he sees. He continued attacking Welker and NBC for allegedly refusing to report that elections are rigged, at which point he ended the interview and left.<\/p>\n<p>Welker later said Trump agreed the rain caused complications and that they would conduct another *Meet the Press* interview.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> stormed out of an interview with NBC\u2019s Kristen Welker after ripping the interview for being \u201ccrooked\u201d and ranting about \u201crigged\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elections\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"452\">elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president\u2019s interview aired Sunday on <em>Meet the Press<\/em> but was filmed on Friday while Trump was in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"239\">Wisconsin<\/a> for an agricultural roundtable. The interview was filmed inside a metal barn, with the president and Welker seated next to a tractor, and was interrupted several times by heavy rainfall.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4598124\/trump-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-complete\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump hails Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool work as \u2018complete\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4597996\/trump-pardon-stephen-buyer-insider-trading\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump issues pardon to former Republican congressman convicted of insider trading<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4597860\/trumps-approval-rating-all-time-low-iran-war-economy\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump\u2019s approval rating hits all-time low as Iran war squeezes economy<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The interview took a turn when Welker pressed Trump on his plans for the \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund, which was intended to compensate those targeted by \u201clawfare\u201d and was blocked by a federal judge. The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/justice-department\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"167\">Justice Department<\/a> later said it would not be moving forward with the plan.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welker asked Trump if taxpayer dollars would be given to rioters who were charged as a result of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump responded by explaining that the fund was intended for people who were \u201churt so badly by <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >radical left lunatics<\/a> that work for the Biden administration and Sleepy Joe,\u201d referring to former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"471\">Joe Biden<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president went on to discuss how the Biden administration \u201cweaponized\u201d the government, adding that he would \u201clove\u201d to see the fund work out, but he doesn\u2019t know if it will. He then pointed to Welker, saying the \u201ccrooked press\u201d contributed to the \u201cdestruction\u201d of people charged under Biden. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump then pivoted his point on Biden, saying he was elected by a \u201cdirty election,\u201d and said such elections are still happening, pointing to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4598186\/pratt-questions-votes-counted-california-lead-over-nithya-raman\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4598186\/pratt-questions-votes-counted-california-lead-over-nithya-raman\/\">the recent primary<\/a> in California. He had <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4597521\/trump-slams-california-still-counting-votes-four-days-primary\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4597521\/trump-slams-california-still-counting-votes-four-days-primary\/\">discussed his thoughts on<\/a> California\u2019s vote counting in Wisconsin the same day the interview was conducted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump took issue with the amount of time it is taking California to count the votes cast in the primary election, saying the state is \u201ccheating.\u201d Welker asked if the president had evidence, but he said, \u201cAll I have to do is look.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He then went on to accuse Welker, NBC News, <em>Meet the Press<\/em>, and several other outlets of being crooked because they are not reporting that the elections are \u201crigged.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou\u2019re either crooked or you\u2019re stupid,\u201d Trump said. \u201cYou play right into their hands with this. You know that these elections are rigged. Your network knows that they\u2019re rigged. You know that I won an election in a landslide, and I got 94% bad press, because you have no credibility.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4597521\/trump-slams-california-still-counting-votes-four-days-primary\/\"><strong>TRUMP SLAMS CALIFORNIA FOR STILL TALLYING VOTES FOUR DAYS AFTER PRIMARY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump continued ranting as Welker tried to fit in more questions about the weaponization fund, but the president said he was done with the interview, thanking Welker for the time and wishing her a good day before walking away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welker said she spoke with Trump again on Saturday, and he agreed the heavy rainfall created complications during their time and agreed to do another <em>Meet the Press<\/em> interview. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump Stormed Out of NBC Interview After \u201cRigged\u201d Claims<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2611710,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26132661963514.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[80980,7471,5894,13672,3634],"class_list":["post-2611709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election-fraud-2","tag-nbc","tag-politics","tag-rant","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26132661963514.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2611709"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611709\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2611713,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611709\/revisions\/2611713"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2611710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2611709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2611709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2611709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}