Donald Trump’s tense exchange with Kristen Welker on Meet the Press captured, in a few raw minutes, the deep fracture between political power and the press. As Welker calmly pressed him for evidence about alleged “rigged” elections in California and 2020, Trump offered only intuition and grievance, then turned his anger on her, calling her “crooked” or “stupid” before abruptly ending the interview.
Reporter’s explosive six-word claim that caused Trump to storm out
