President Donald Trump abruptly ended an interview with NBC's Kristen Welker and walked out after he was challenged on his false claims about the 2020 election and his efforts to reward political allies including rioters who sought to force Congress to overturn the election.
In an interview that aired Sunday on Meet the Press, the president said that he would be "disappointed" if Congress failed to pass nearly $1.8 billion in funding for an "anti-weaponization fund" meant to reward those targeted for prosecution by the Justice Department under former President Joe Biden.
But after clashing with Welker over his false assertions about voter fraud in 2020, which lead to the January 6 attack on the Capitol and his own prosecution, the president snapped at the anchor: "Let's call it quits, because I've had enough. Thank you, darling."
Before that explosive moment, Trump had revived his calls for Congress to pass $1.776 billion in funding to award January 6 rioters and others who were prosecuted by the Department of Justice under Biden's presidency, after hundreds of his supporters stormed the Capitol and were arrested for crimes ranging from unauthorized entry to assaulting police and even sedition.
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