When Kristen Welker asked him for evidence, the president replied: "Listen to me: There's tremendous evidence. There's nothing but evidence. The election was rigged. It was a dirty election, and it's happening again right now in California.

President Trump abruptly ended a contentious ‒ and rainy ‒ interview with NBC's "Meet the Press." Here are key takeaways from the tense interview.

The president stood up and walked out on a stormy and wide-ranging interview with "Meet the Press" this weekend after host Kristen Welker pushed back on his continued claims that the 2020 election was "rigged,

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

President Donald Trump walked out of a sit-down interview with Kristen Welker on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” That happened after he made, or repeated, a number of false and unsupported claims — some of which Welker pushed back on.

Donald Trump abruptly left an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press' after Kristen Welker pressed him on the Jan. 6 fund and stolen election lies

The president abruptly ended an interview with “Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker, who challenged his claims of “cheating” in the California primary.

Our expectations for President Donald Trump's sense of decorum have never been high, but even by his standard, he's outdone himself.

The president insisted, without evidence, Republican candidates were “dropping fast” in California due to a “rigged” election.

In early June 2026, days after U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly ended an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" reporter Kristen Welker, an image circulated online purporting to show an X post in which he said he interrupted the conversation because Welker had been staring at his ear.

"I ⁠recommended, ⁠to Governor ​Henry McMaster, Lindsey Graham’s ​wonderful ⁠sister, Darline, to serve as ⁠interim Senator from the Great State ⁠of South Carolina.