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'Nonsense': Historians balk at Trump ending birthright citizenship with executive order

Since winning the 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump has doubled down on his promise to end birthright citizenship. During the interview, Trump described birthright citizenship as "ridiculous," telling Welker, "We have to end it." Welker explained how birthright citizenship works, telling Trump that some families have "mixed immigration status" — and while a parent "might be here illegally," the "kids …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

'Tremendous backlash': MSNBC host predicts Trump will infuriate many supporters on day one

Raw Story

Reacting to comments Donald Trump made in an interview with NBC's Kristen Welker over the weekend, MSNBC host Joe Scarborough warned the president-elect he will infuriate a wide swath of Americans who voted for him if he pardons all of the January 6 rioters on his first day in office. Speaking with Welker, an animated Trump said of the imprisoned …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

'Still Just Concepts?': NBC's Kristen Welker Presses Trump For Details On Health Care Plan

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING NBC News’ Kristen Welker took on Donald Trump’s talk of “concepts of a plan” for health care in a sit-down interview with the president-elect on Sunday’s edition of “Meet the Press.” “Sir, you said during the campaign you had concepts of a plan. Do you have a fully developed plan?” asked the host of “Meet the Press.” …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

'Unexpected': Trump reportedly made 'revealing admission' in first post-election interview

Raw Story

Donald Trump made a "revealing admission" in the process of backing out of a key campaign promise, a columnist said. Columnist and editor James Downie said over the weekend that Trump "is already backing off his most important campaign promise." He then said Trump let slip an "unexpected but revealing admission in his first post-election television interview." Calling it "arguably …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

'Misstep': Election expert flags NBC host's 'deeply troubling' question in Trump interview

Raw Story

NBC host Kristen Welker is experiencing some pushback after a question called "deeply troubling" by one elections expert. Democracy Docket founder and elections attorney Marc Elias pointed to one specific question by Welker, who was ridiculed online after messing up President Joe Biden's name during a live report about Biden messing up names. According to Elias, "This question from Kristen …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Analysis: Trump lays out 100-day plan in interview

CNN

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. Before November’s election, for example, Trump told The Wall Street Journal he would never have to use the military to protect Taiwan from China because China’s president knows he’s “f**king crazy.” Trump also argued in the NBC interview that tariffs during his first term saved “tens of thousands” of …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump Plans To Pardon Jan. 6 Rioters As Soon As He Returns To Office

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Donald Trump confirmed his plans to pardon supporters who were involved in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, during a Sunday interview on “Meet the Press.” In what were his most definitive comments on potential legal relief for the pro-Trump rioters, the president-elect told host Kristen Welker that pardoning the insurrectionists was at …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Donald Trump 'Can't Guarantee' Tariffs Won't Cost Americans More

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Donald Trump says he can’t guarantee his plan to impose sweeping tariffs on America’s top trade partners won’t hurt people’s pocketbooks. I can’t guarantee tomorrow.” But during his first major interview since November’s election, he told host Kristen Welker he still believed imposing tariffs on goods from China, Canada, Mexico and beyond would “cost Americans nothing,” contrary …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Trump vows end to birthright citizenship on 'day one' — including changing Constitution

Raw Story

President-elect Donald Trump confirmed his promise to end birthright citizenship on his first day in office despite constitutional protections. In an interview that aired Sunday on NBC, host Kristen Welker pressed Trump on his campaign promise to do away with birthright citizenship. "You've promised to end birthright citizenship on day one," Welker noted. "Well, if we can, through executive action," …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Trump focuses on tariffs, immigration in first network TV interview

NPR

Trump focuses on tariffs, immigration in first network TV interview toggle caption Heather Khalifa/AP President-elect Donald Trump doubled down on levying tariffs in his first days in office, minimizing his prior emphasis on retribution against his perceived enemies, in his first network interview since he won the election. Sponsor Message Trump also promised he won't restrict access to abortion pills …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

"Too big to rig": Trump maintains 2020 election denial in "Meet the Press" interview

Salon

Donald Trump's first televised interview since Election Day was meant to be a forward-looking chat, but the president-elect couldn't help but relitigate his favorite grievances. Speaking to NBC's "Meet the Press" in an interview that aired on Sunday, Trump maintained that the 2020 election was stolen from him and said that Democrats were unable to pull off another heist in …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

"They should go to jail": Trump says Cheney should be investigated by FBI over Jan. 6 committee

Salon

President-elect Donald Trump called for Liz Cheney to be thrown in jail in his first televised interview since winning a second term. In one particularly troubling moment, he argued that former Rep. Liz Cheney should be thrown in jail for her work investigating Trump's actions on January 6. "Cheney was behind it and so was Bennie Thompson and everybody on …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

GOP senator: Kash Patel will lead FBI by 'taking it apart'

Raw Story

Sen. Bill Hagerty revealed Sunday that he supports Kash Patel as President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for FBI director because he would dismantle the agency. During an interview on Meet the Press, host Kristen Welker told Hagerty that former Trump Attorney General Bill Barr had called Patel unqualified for a senior role at the FBI. "So, Senator, you are disregarding what …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

J.D. Vance blames childless cat ladies for being offended: 'People took it the wrong way'

Raw Story

Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance suggested "childless cat ladies" were to blame for being offended after he attacked them in a recent interview. In an interview with NBC that aired on Sunday, host Kristen Welker asked Vance if he regretted lashing out at "childless cat ladies" in an interview with Fox News. "What do you say to those women …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

'I have to hit pause here': J.D. Vance flips out on NBC's Welker as she fact-checks him

Raw Story

In just the first half of Sen. J.D. Vance's interview with "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker, the Ohio Republican waved his hands and snapped at her as she attempted to fact-check him. During Vance's second outburst, the NBC host resorted to telling him, "I have to hit pause here." "The prosecution of Donald Trump in New York, which I …

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7 months ago

Marco Rubio shouts over Kristen Welker in cringeworthy interview about election fraud

Raw Story

An animated Sen. Marco Rubio raised his voice and refused to say he would accept the outcome of the 2024 election on Sunday. "Hillary Clinton said the election was stolen from her and that Trump was illegitimate," Rubio asserted. "Democracy is held together by people's confidence in the election and their willingness to abide by its results," Welker recalled. "So …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Tim Scott, Trump's potential VP pick, dodges 2024 election result acceptance; Here's what he said

Hindustan Times

Tim Scott, the Republican US Senator from South Carolina, is being touted as Donald Trump's potential running mate. Addressing the ex-president's allegations about the 2020 elections being rigged upon his loss, Welker sought to investigate if Scott would “commit to accepting the election results of 2024.” The rumoured front-running VP candidate swerved from the question despite it being raised endlessly. …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

Chuck Todd blisters NBC brass on air for Ronna McDaniel hire following Welker interview

Raw Story

Former "Meet The Press" host Chuck Toidd dropped the hammer on his bosses on Sunday morning for not only hiring former RNC head Ronna McDaniel but also foisting her off on the current host Kristen Welker for an interview. Following McDaniels' interview with the new host, where the new hire tap-danced around her history of claiming there was election fraud …

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11 months, 1 week ago

'I don't remember': Joni Ernst busted after she forgets calling Jan. 6 an insurrection

Raw Story

Sen. Joni Ernst said she would not advise former President Donald Trump not to pardon Jan. 6 rioters if he is re-elected in 2024. In a Sunday interview on Meet the Press, host Kristen Welker asked Ernst about the possibility of pardons for crimes committed on Jan. 6. "Well, again, I am not saying that I would support pardoning them, …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Elise Stefanik snaps over Jan. 6 'hostages' when asked if rioters should be prosecuted

Raw Story

Rep. Elise Stefanik suggested that January 6 rioters were being treated as "hostages" because they were facing jail time for their crimes. "And I believe that we're seeing the weaponization of the federal government against not just President Trump, but we're seeing it against conservatives, we're seeing it against Catholics," she added. The Republican lawmaker said the "real threat to …

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1 year ago

Selma Blair says ‘older male doctors’ misdiagnosed her MS as menstrual issues

The Independent

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1 year, 1 month ago

Joe Manchin Would ‘Absolutely’ Think About Running For President

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING There is a chance Sen. Joe Manchin may run for president in the future, the moderate lawmaker told NBC News on Wednesday. NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker, in an interview aired Wednesday, asked Manchin several times whether he was going to announce a presidential campaign. “I will do anything I can to help my country, …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Did Trump just dismantle his own Jan 6 defence?

The Independent

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1 year, 3 months ago

Editorial: Trump’s trying to have it both ways on abortion. But don’t be fooled

LA Times

On Sunday, Donald Trump, bizarrely, cast himself as both for and against abortion rights during an interview on “Meet the Press.” How could he achieve this sleight of tongue? But let’s be clear for any on-the-fence voter who watched the interview and now thinks, gee, maybe he’s not so bad on reproductive rights: “Beware the Jabberwock ….” In other words, …

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'Nonsense': Historians balk at Trump ending birthright citizenship with executive order

'Tremendous backlash': MSNBC host predicts Trump will infuriate many supporters on day one

'Still Just Concepts?': NBC's Kristen Welker Presses Trump For Details On Health Care Plan

'Unexpected': Trump reportedly made 'revealing admission' in first post-election interview

'Misstep': Election expert flags NBC host's 'deeply troubling' question in Trump interview

Analysis: Trump lays out 100-day plan in interview

Trump Plans To Pardon Jan. 6 Rioters As Soon As He Returns To Office

Donald Trump 'Can't Guarantee' Tariffs Won't Cost Americans More

Trump vows end to birthright citizenship on 'day one' — including changing Constitution

Trump focuses on tariffs, immigration in first network TV interview

"Too big to rig": Trump maintains 2020 election denial in "Meet the Press" interview

"They should go to jail": Trump says Cheney should be investigated by FBI over Jan. 6 committee

GOP senator: Kash Patel will lead FBI by 'taking it apart'

J.D. Vance blames childless cat ladies for being offended: 'People took it the wrong way'

'I have to hit pause here': J.D. Vance flips out on NBC's Welker as she fact-checks him

Marco Rubio shouts over Kristen Welker in cringeworthy interview about election fraud

Tim Scott, Trump's potential VP pick, dodges 2024 election result acceptance; Here's what he said

Chuck Todd blisters NBC brass on air for Ronna McDaniel hire following Welker interview

'I don't remember': Joni Ernst busted after she forgets calling Jan. 6 an insurrection

Elise Stefanik snaps over Jan. 6 'hostages' when asked if rioters should be prosecuted

Selma Blair says ‘older male doctors’ misdiagnosed her MS as menstrual issues

Joe Manchin Would ‘Absolutely’ Think About Running For President

Did Trump just dismantle his own Jan 6 defence?

Editorial: Trump’s trying to have it both ways on abortion. But don’t be fooled