‘Fake dirty press’: Trump storms out of tense NBC interview as reporter pushes back
US president slams ‘crooked network’ and walks off after a heated exchange over election fraud
US President Donald Trump lasted through scrutinising questions about his Iran war strategy and repeated weather disruptions during an interview with US broadcaster NBC – but angrily stormed out when confronted over his unfounded claims of election fraud.
“You’re a one-sided, crooked network. Sorry. Let’s call it quits because I’ve had enough. Thank you, darling. Have a good time,” Trump told Meet the Press host Kristen Welker before standing up and walking out of the interview that aired Sunday.
The interview, filmed on Friday, was conducted on a farm in Wisconsin, where Trump was addressing farmers. A tractor and hay bales served as a backdrop.
The interview was interrupted several times by weather and audio issues as torrential rain pounded the roof, making it difficult to continue the conversation.
“Is that wind or what?” Trump asked at one point, according to a transcript.
“Hear that sound?” he said later. “That sound of thunder, lightning, rain.”