United States President Donald Trump lasted through probing questions about his Iran war strategy and repeated weather disruptions during an interview with US broadcaster NBC \u2014 but angrily stormed out when confronted over his unfounded claims of election fraud.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re a one-sided, crooked network. Sorry. Let\u2019s call it quits because I\u2019ve had enough. Thank you, darling. Have a good time,\u201d Trump told \u2018Meet the Press\u2019 host Kristen Welker before standing up and walking out of the interview that aired on Sunday.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The interview was interrupted several times by weather and audio issues as torrential rain pounded the roof, making it difficult to continue the conversation.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs that wind or what?\u201d Trump asked at one point according to a transcript.<\/p>\n
\u201cHear that sound?\u201d he said later. \u201cThat sound of thunder, lightning, rain\u201d Welker asked her technical crew if they should stop.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo. People will understand \u2014 we\u2019re on a farm,\u201d the president replied.<\/p>\n
Several questions followed about Iran and nuclear weapons, after which Trump accused Welker of being \u201ca big liberal, a big progressive\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, I\u2019m just a journalist,\u201d she countered.<\/p>\n
The tone escalated again as the discussion turned to Trump\u2019s proposed taxpayer-funded program to compensate people he believes were victims of partisan prosecution under his predecessor, Joe Biden.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen with the weaponisation fund,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love the idea because people like you, the fake dirty press, the crooked press, people like stupid Biden \u2026 they destroyed people. They sent people to jail who did nothing wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no evidence for what you\u2019re saying,\u201d Welker said.<\/p>\n
Trump reiterated past false claims that the 2020 election was \u201crigged\u201d and said last week\u2019s primary in California was, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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