President-elect Donald Trump lashed out at Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker during his first interview since the election, calling the NBC News anchor out for what he called “pretty nasty” questions.
As the interview wound down, Trump complained about how the press treated him in the campaign, compared to his political rival, Vice President Kamala Harris. “The press was obviously unfair to me,” he said. “The press. No president has ever gotten treated by the press like I was. And yet I got more votes than any Republican candidate in history, by far.”
As he explained why he appeared on Meet the Press, he told Welker, “You’re very hostile,” to which she replied, “Well, hopefully, you thought it was a fair interview. We covered a lot of policy grounds.”
“It’s fair only in that you allowed me to say what I say,” Trump replied.” But you know, the answers to questions are, you know, pretty nasty. But. But look, because I’ve seen you interview other people like Biden.”
“I’ve never interviewed President Biden,” Welker corrected the President-elect.
“I’m talking metaphorically,” Trump explained before returning to complaining about how he feels poorly treated by the press.
“I’ve seen George Stephanopoulos interview. But it’s and he’s a tough interviewer. It’s the softest
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