{"id":21520,"date":"2026-06-08T03:40:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T03:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/unhinged-trump-storms-out-of-tv-interview-when-pressed-on-false-election-claims\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T03:40:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T03:40:23","slug":"unhinged-trump-storms-out-of-tv-interview-when-pressed-on-false-election-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/unhinged-trump-storms-out-of-tv-interview-when-pressed-on-false-election-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Unhinged\u2019: Trump storms out of TV interview when pressed on false election claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div data-testid=\"ad-sticky-container\" class=\"sc-37562b78-0 iLENDS\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 evuabm adWrapper noPrint sc-1c01c11e-0 jLbRED\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<header class=\"sc-ad76bc40-0 fNDZoQ\">\n<div class=\"sc-5cbbddda-0 hjlPcO\">\n<div data-testid=\"article-author\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-1 hPBdKJ\">\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"article-datetime\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-5 hxoHkT\"><span class=\"sc-a243f860-0 gjmXPs\"><time data-testid=\"storytile-timestamp\" datetime=\"2026-06-08T04:53:55+10:00\">June 8, 2026<!-- --> &mdash; 4:53am<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-0 efdRpd noPrint\" data-testid=\"article-actions\">\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-1 iddmiW\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 kbEYga\" readability=\"6.3137254901961\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 kmQlMe\"><svg fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 TUyao\"><path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 gaKrMl\">Save<\/span><\/button>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 kskMyR sc-d1b14060-3 cpmcTK\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"8.0816326530612\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your saved list to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Set font size to normal\" aria-pressed=\"true\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 yiNod\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to larger\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 frqtnv\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to very large\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 frqrHP\">A<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<aside class=\"sc-6f94ac39-6 esmrVF\"><\/aside>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"23\">\n<p><strong>Miami:<\/strong> A visibly angry Donald Trump stormed out of a major television interview after he was pressed for evidence on a series of sensational and baseless claims, including that American elections are habitually rigged &ldquo;like a Third World country&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>The US president dropped his microphone to the ground and stepped on it as he exited a combative interview with NBC&rsquo;s <em>Meet the Press<\/em> &ndash; a long-running political talk show akin to the ABC&rsquo;s <em>Insiders<\/em> &ndash; during a trip to Wisconsin last week. The segment aired on Sunday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>He used the interview to repeat false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against him, and to argue that the January 6, 2021 rioters were victims of &ldquo;dirty cops&rdquo; and wrongly imprisoned.<\/p>\n<p>NBC host Kristen Welker protested that Trump and his allies had never presented any evidence for those claims that had been accepted by a court of law. Joe Biden won the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"26\">\n<p>&ldquo;Listen to me, there&rsquo;s tremendous evidence,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;The election was rigged, it was a dirty election, and it&rsquo;s happening again right now in California.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump was referring to elections for California governor and Los Angeles mayor held on Tuesday, for which the counting is still incomplete.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.486%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_39\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Ce_sharpen:60%2Cf_auto\/893ac524268c6157295f1cb104525be98c1fc50503847d3bdd15761ca9a5a0ca, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.486%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_39\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Ce_sharpen:60%2Cf_auto\/893ac524268c6157295f1cb104525be98c1fc50503847d3bdd15761ca9a5a0ca 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.486%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_39\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Ce_sharpen:60%2Cf_auto\/893ac524268c6157295f1cb104525be98c1fc50503847d3bdd15761ca9a5a0ca, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.486%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_39\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Ce_sharpen:60%2Cf_auto\/893ac524268c6157295f1cb104525be98c1fc50503847d3bdd15761ca9a5a0ca 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Donald Trump stormed out of an interview with NBC&rsquo;s Meet The Press after being pressed for evidence on his false election claims.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.486,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_39\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,e_sharpen:60,f_auto\/893ac524268c6157295f1cb104525be98c1fc50503847d3bdd15761ca9a5a0ca\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.486%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_39\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Ce_sharpen:60%2Cf_auto\/893ac524268c6157295f1cb104525be98c1fc50503847d3bdd15761ca9a5a0ca, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.486%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_39\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Ce_sharpen:60%2Cf_auto\/893ac524268c6157295f1cb104525be98c1fc50503847d3bdd15761ca9a5a0ca 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Donald Trump stormed out of an interview with NBC&rsquo;s Meet The Press after being pressed for evidence on his false election claims.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">X <\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Republican Steve Hilton &ndash; Trump&rsquo;s preferred candidate for governor &ndash; has called for an overhaul of the state&rsquo;s notoriously slow electoral system, including the grace period for mail-in ballots.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>The Trump-appointed federal US attorney in Los Angeles, Bill Essayli, has also announced multiple fraud investigations with the FBI into California&rsquo;s recent elections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"24\">\n<p>Welker pressed Trump for evidence that the elections in California were rigged, noting that the state had long suffered from slow vote counts, and that Republican candidates were actually performing relatively well.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No they&rsquo;re not, they&rsquo;re dropping fast because it&rsquo;s a rigged election,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s four days, and they&rsquo;re not even close [to completing the count].&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.563%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Ce_sharpen:60%2Cf_auto\/3c0219503da036f0acb07324987955b938d9f6b06e8d7ce458b51c9f4992747f, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.563%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Ce_sharpen:60%2Cf_auto\/3c0219503da036f0acb07324987955b938d9f6b06e8d7ce458b51c9f4992747f 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.563%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Ce_sharpen:60%2Cf_auto\/3c0219503da036f0acb07324987955b938d9f6b06e8d7ce458b51c9f4992747f, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.563%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Ce_sharpen:60%2Cf_auto\/3c0219503da036f0acb07324987955b938d9f6b06e8d7ce458b51c9f4992747f 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Trump and Kristen Welker during the interview.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.563,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,e_sharpen:60,f_auto\/3c0219503da036f0acb07324987955b938d9f6b06e8d7ce458b51c9f4992747f\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.563%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Ce_sharpen:60%2Cf_auto\/3c0219503da036f0acb07324987955b938d9f6b06e8d7ce458b51c9f4992747f, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.563%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Ce_sharpen:60%2Cf_auto\/3c0219503da036f0acb07324987955b938d9f6b06e8d7ce458b51c9f4992747f 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Trump and Kristen Welker during the interview.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">X <\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Welker responded: &ldquo;That&rsquo;s how they count the votes in California.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Asked again whether he had any evidence for his claims, Trump said: &ldquo;All I have to do is look, and I listen.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"20.45251396648\">\n<p>Welker replied: &ldquo;That&rsquo;s not evidence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The US president then began an extraordinary tirade about the American media being crooked and US elections being systematically rigged.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re either crooked or you&rsquo;re stupid,&rdquo; he told Welker. &ldquo;You know that these elections are rigged. Your network knows that they&rsquo;re rigged.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re like a Third World country. Your elections are crooked, and you&rsquo;re crooked, and <em>Meet The Press<\/em> is crooked, and so is ABC and CBS and CNN. You&rsquo;re one-sided, crooked networks.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"20.54498714653\">\n<p>A visibly agitated Trump signalled to his aides that he wanted to terminate the interview. &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s call it quits, &rsquo;cos I&rsquo;ve had enough. Thank you darling, have a good time,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"sc-c8170ed7-0 kBAoLZ noPrint\" data-testid=\"related-story\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-1 iHMtRN\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_906%2C$y_184\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/1cd46d0778e33a84c3fdad89f2f8b5ff6d9cd958, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_906%2C$y_184\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/1cd46d0778e33a84c3fdad89f2f8b5ff6d9cd958 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_906%2C$y_184\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/1cd46d0778e33a84c3fdad89f2f8b5ff6d9cd958, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_906%2C$y_184\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/1cd46d0778e33a84c3fdad89f2f8b5ff6d9cd958 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kaitlan Collins.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_1,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_906,%24y_184\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/1cd46d0778e33a84c3fdad89f2f8b5ff6d9cd958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_906%2C$y_184\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/1cd46d0778e33a84c3fdad89f2f8b5ff6d9cd958, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_906%2C$y_184\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/1cd46d0778e33a84c3fdad89f2f8b5ff6d9cd958 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>He then tore off his microphone, dropped it to the ground and stepped on it.<\/p>\n<p>Welker protested that she and her team had travelled from Washington, DC, to Wisconsin to tape the interview. But Trump said he had given her enough time and walked out.<\/p>\n<p>The incident garnered significant attention in the US. CNN anchor Jake Tapper called it &ldquo;wild, unhinged stuff&rdquo; from a president who could not handle being politely challenged on his constant conspiracy theories.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"18.567774936061\">\n<p>The president spent much of last week asserting without evidence that California&rsquo;s election results were &ldquo;phoney&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>He has also repeated lies that the 2020 election was rigged or &ldquo;stolen&rdquo;, and vigorously defended people who rioted at the US Capitol on his behalf on January 6, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has continued defending the rioters as he backtracked on a proposed $US1.8 billion ($2.5 billion) compensation fund for victims of so-called government weaponisation under Biden.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.482%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_39\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Ce_sharpen:60%2Cf_auto\/d07ed940cfa562c6e720fc56524689c62d87d5d1b14ebe977097e7d08ec16a79, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.482%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_39\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Ce_sharpen:60%2Cf_auto\/d07ed940cfa562c6e720fc56524689c62d87d5d1b14ebe977097e7d08ec16a79 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.482%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_39\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Ce_sharpen:60%2Cf_auto\/d07ed940cfa562c6e720fc56524689c62d87d5d1b14ebe977097e7d08ec16a79, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.482%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_39\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Ce_sharpen:60%2Cf_auto\/d07ed940cfa562c6e720fc56524689c62d87d5d1b14ebe977097e7d08ec16a79 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A visibly enraged Trump signalled to his aides that he wanted to terminate the interview.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.482,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_39\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,e_sharpen:60,f_auto\/d07ed940cfa562c6e720fc56524689c62d87d5d1b14ebe977097e7d08ec16a79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.482%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_39\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Ce_sharpen:60%2Cf_auto\/d07ed940cfa562c6e720fc56524689c62d87d5d1b14ebe977097e7d08ec16a79, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.482%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_39\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Ce_sharpen:60%2Cf_auto\/d07ed940cfa562c6e720fc56524689c62d87d5d1b14ebe977097e7d08ec16a79 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>A visibly enraged Trump signalled to his aides that he wanted to terminate the interview.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\"> <\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The fund was created as part of a settlement between Trump and the Department of Justice after the US president and his family sued the government he runs over a 2019 leak of his tax returns by a tax office contractor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"25.224137931034\">\n<p>But the administration was forced to dump the proposed anti-weaponisation fund after a backlash from some Republicans. Democrats branded it a &ldquo;slush fund&rdquo; for Trump&rsquo;s MAGA allies and &ldquo;January 6 foot soldiers&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>During the <em>Meet The Press<\/em> interview, Trump shrugged when asked whether any of the rioters who attacked US police officers should receive compensation from taxpayers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I wouldn&rsquo;t be inclined to say so, but I&rsquo;d have to see it,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;The people were destroyed by dirty cops and by weaponisation. Many of those people should be compensated.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Unlike his Acting Attorney-General, Todd Blanche, Trump did not rule out proceeding with the compensation fund in some form. 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