The president cut an NBC segment short after being pressed to provide evidence for his claims that ongoing electoral races in the state are \u201ccrooked\u201d<\/p>\n
For at least the third time in recent memory, President Donald Trump abruptly ended an interview after being confronted on his unfounded claims of election theft in 2020 and, this time around, in California this year. He called NBC News\u2019 Kristen Welker \u201ceither crooked or \u2026 stupid\u201d before unceremoniously ending the planned segment on \u201cMeet the Press.\u201d<\/p>\n
During the interview taped Friday and released Sunday, Welker questioned Trump\u2019s enduring support of his anti-weaponization fund<\/a>, despite acting Attorney General and now-formal nominee Todd Blanche<\/a> asserting it would not move forward at this time.\u00a0<\/p>\n After Welker asked if anyone who attacked law enforcement on Jan. 6, 2021, should get paid from the proposed fund, Trump began a line of discussion on \u201cdirty cops\u201d and a \u201cdirty election\u201d in reference to his 2020 loss to former President Joe Biden, then saying \u201cit\u2019s happening again right now in California.\u201d<\/p>\n The president echoed much of the rhetoric surrounding the ongoing primary elections in California and Los Angeles, including the marquee race for City Hall that just saw Trump favorite Spencer Pratt fall behind city councilmember Nithya Raman<\/a> in a mail-in vote surge that flipped second place Sunday. Ballots postmarked by election day that arrive up to tomorrow will still be valid, giving the city and the state a sluggish counting process subject to fraud allegations.<\/p>\n As he had done on social media, Trump said \u201cwe\u2019re like a third world country\u201d in reference to California\u2019s electoral process, saying Democrats were \u201ccheating\u201d in the state\u2019s elections. Welker then pressed him for evidence to back his claims, to which he had a brief response.<\/p>\n \u201cAll I have to do is look,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n After Welker attempted to change the subject and speak about Blanche, Trump continued to repeat that her and NBC, as well as ABC, CBS and CNN, were \u201ccrooked,\u201d then walked away from the interview.<\/p>\n \u201cLet\u2019s call it quits because I\u2019ve had enough. Thank you, darling. Have a good time,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n Scroll to continue reading<\/p>\n