Monday, June 8, 2026 - Donald Trump ripped off his microphone and stormed out of an interview after being asked about his election claims.
The US President was granting an interview to
NBC’s Kristen Welker on Meet the Press when she asked him about claims he made
that the recent delayed California election results were
"rigged".
Trump replied: "The elections are like a third-world
country.
"Your elections are crooked and you’re crooked and Meet
the Press is crooked and so is ABC and CBS and CNN.
"You are one-sided crooked networks…let’s call it
quits. I’ve had enough. Thank you darling have a good time."
Ms Welker asked him to stay, saying she had travelled
"all the way" to Wisconsin for the interview.
Trump hit back: "I’ve sat in the rain with
you for an hour! I’ve given you enough time. You ought to straighten out your
press.
"You know what? A country can never be great with a
dishonest press. Let’s GO."
He then storms off.
Trump also made exaggerated claims during the wide-ranging
interview that he had wiped out Iran’s forces leaving them with
"nothing".
He claimed major arms of the Iranian military were
"gone" as a result of the current war.
"Their navy is gone. Their air force is gone. Their
anti-aircraft is gone," Trump said.
He said at another point in the interview: "In three
months, I’ve demolished the navy, the air force, anti-aircraft. They have no
radar. They have nothing."
But NBC analysis shows around half of Iran’s unconventional
navy remains intact after weeks of bombing.
Ms Welker also pressed Trump on his campaign pledge not to
start any new wars.
"I didn’t guarantee no war. Why would I have built the
strongest military in the world?" Trump said. "I built our
military."
But Trump promised while campaigning in Pennsylvania in
2024: "I will not send you to fight and di£ in stupid foreign wars that
never end.
"I will not send our sons and daughters to go fight for a war in a country
that you’ve never heard of. We’re not going to do it. We’re going to bring our
troops home, and we’re going to focus on America First."
And in his November 2024 victory speech, Trump said:
"I’m not going to start a war. I’m going to stop wars."
See video below.
𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐏 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐒 𝐊𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐍 𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐊𝐄𝐑 𝐀 𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐑 𝐓𝐎 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐄, 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐊𝐒 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐁𝐂 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 𝐌𝐈𝐃-𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄
— M.A. Rothman (@MichaelARothman) June 7, 2026
NBC got its prize: a sit-down with the President for a Meet the Press exclusive, taped in a Wisconsin barn… pic.twitter.com/CJMfRv0Jb2
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