Trump Abruptly Storms Out of Interview, War Escalates, + MORE UPDATES
6/7/202623 min
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump having a meltdown and storming out of his interview with NBC host Kristin Walker as his war in Iran continues to spiral out of control. Go to https://Ground.News/MTN to cut through misinformation, critically analyze the news shaping our lives and hold the media accountable. Save 40% off unlimited access to Ground News with my link or scan the QR code on screen. Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! MeidasTouch relies on SnapStream to record, watch, monitor, and clip the news. Get a FREE TRIAL of SnapStream by clicking here: https://go.snapstream.com/affiliate/meidastouch/meidasnews?utm_campaign=4490308-affiliate2025&utm_content=customerpartner Support the MeidasTouch Network: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Add the MeidasTouch Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meidastouch-podcast/id1510240831 Buy MeidasTouch Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com Follow MeidasTouch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Facebook: https://facebook.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Instagram: https://instagram.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@meidastouch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsBen Meiselas· Host0:00
Donald Trump just had a absolute meltdown during an interview with Kristen Welker of Meet the Press, and then he abruptly took off his microphone and ran away. He also touched Kristen Welker very awkwardly. Let me show you what just went down moments ago as she was asking some pretty basic questions about his catastrophic and unlawful war in Iran. The pressure was just too much for Donald Trump, and he ran away. Here, watch this.
Kristen Welker· Soundbite0:27
In California.
Donald Trump· Soundbite0:27
Do you think it's appropriate that they have an election, and five days later they're nowhere close to picking a winner?
Kristen Welker· Soundbite0:33
State and local officials acknowledge they are slow. They're urging- No, they're crooked ... they, they're urging- They're crooked ... the votes to be counted quickly. That's how they vote in California.
Donald Trump· Soundbite0:40
They're crooked, just like you're crooked. Your press is crooked, and Meet the Press is crooked.
Kristen Welker· Soundbite0:44
To be fair, I'm not crooked, but let's- Really? ... let's continue.
Donald Trump· Soundbite0:46
Well, you play right into their hands then.
Kristen Welker· Soundbite0:47
Let's continue.
Donald Trump· Soundbite0:48
You're either crooked or you're stupid.
Kristen Welker· Soundbite0:50
Let's continue.
Donald Trump· Soundbite0:50
You play right into their hands with this crap. You know that these elections are rigged. Your network knows that they're rigged. You know that I won an election in a landslide, and I got 94% bad press.
Kristen Welker· Soundbite1:05
But, Mr. President- You know why I got that? ... you've never presented evidence- Because you have no credibility. But you've never presented evidence that it was rigged. Let's keep talking about... I wanna talk about Todd Blanche.
Donald Trump· Soundbite1:12
You have more evidence... There's more evidence than ever presented.
Kristen Welker· Soundbite1:17
Let's talk about- Your elections in this country- You went to courts ...
Donald Trump· Soundbite1:19
we're like a third world country.
Kristen Welker· Soundbite1:20
But, sir- Your elections are crooked, and you're crooked- But, Mr.-
Donald Trump· Soundbite1:24
... and Meet the Press is crooked- But, Mr.
Kristen Welker· Soundbite1:25
President- ...
Donald Trump· Soundbite1:25
and so is ABC, and CBS, and CNN.
Kristen Welker· Soundbite1:29
But, Mr.