Their exchange over the proposed $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund only deepened the divide. Trump framed it as justice for victims of political persecution, including January 6 defendants; Welker pressed for proof, and he offered none. Instead, he attacked Joe Biden and the broader media, insisting innocent people had been destroyed. Welker later said he’d agreed to a future sit-down, but the damage was done: one short sentence had exposed just how fragile this political standoff has become.
NBC reporter’s seven-word claim that ‘triggered’ Trump and caused him to storm off
