Trump Rebukes NBC Host Over “Dishonest” Interview: “There You Go Again”
President Donald Trump sharply criticized NBC’s Kristen Welker during an interview marking the first 100 days of his second term, taking issue with how she framed several questions.
The tension rose when Welker pressed Trump on the trade war with China.
“Wait, whoa, whoa, whoa,” Trump said as Welker claimed that prices were already rising on goods ranging from tires to strollers.
“This is such a dishonest interview already,” Trump continued, arguing that prices are actually down for groceries, energy, and mortgage rates.
Another pointed exchange came when the discussion turned to small businesses.
“Small businesses say they are being hurt by the Chinese tariffs and some could be forced to shut down …” Welker said.
“And many businesses are being helped!” Trump interjected.
He then challenged Welker’s focus.
“Why do you always mention — you know — you pick [out] a couple of little businesses. What about the car business? They’re going to make a fortune because of the tariffs,” Trump said.
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Trump pointed out that United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain, once a critic, had now voiced support for the auto tariffs.
“So why don’t you mention the big car industry instead of mentioning somebody that’s doing strollers?” he asked.
Welker pressed on: “Well, I’m just asking you about small businesses. Are there any discussions about giving any relief to small businesses?”
“They’re not going to need it,” Trump replied. “They’re going to make so much money if you build your product here. Remember: there are no tariffs if you build your product here. It’s very easy. It’s very simple.”
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The interview took another turn when Welker raised the topic of authoritarianism.
“Let me ask you — big picture. People who have lived in countries like the Philippines, Hungary, Russia, they look at some of your actions — going after civil service, going after universities, law firms, the media — they say it’s out of an authoritarian playbook. What do you say to those who believe you are taking the country down an authoritarian path?” she asked.
“Well, there you go again,” Trump responded.
“Why don’t you ask it a different way? Many people want to come into our country. Many people love Trump. I won the election. They didn’t win the election. I got a lot more votes than they did. I won the popular vote.
I won all seven swing states by a lot. A lot of people were surprised. They said, ‘I think he could win four, maybe five.’ No, I won all seven, and I won by a lot. And I won.
Actually, I think there was a lot of hanky panky going on but it was too big to rig. That’s the good news. It’s too big to rig. But let me just say, so when you make these statements about, ‘People say this –,’ well, they had their chance at the election and they lost big. So you should ask the question differently.”
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Before Welker could ask another question, Trump continued:
“You should say, ‘What about the people that want to be in this country? What about the people that love this country?’”
Welker responded: “Okay. But what do you say to — I’m asking it on behalf of those people to give you a chance to respond to them. What do you say to those people, sir?”
“Those people are going to be very happy,” Trump replied. “They’re going to have to see some results. And I think we had a great 100 days. There are a lot of people that say it was unprecedented. It was an absolutely unprecedented 100 days. And I hope that they’re going to be right.”
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