NBC 'Meet the Press' host Kristen Welker and analyst Peter Baker responded to criticism of her interview with Donald Trump on Sunday at the end of the show.
as the next host of the network's Sunday Show, started her reign as host of"Meet the Press" with an interview with the former president and current GOP front-runner.
Welker asked Trump about abortion, the 2020 election, as well as the possibility of going to prison. Former President Donald Trump attends UFC 290 at T-Mobile Arena on July 8, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada."We’re going to agree to a number of weeks or months or however you want to define it," Trump said."And both sides are going to come together and both sides — both sides, and this is a big statement — both sides will come together. And for the first time in 52 years, you’ll have an issue that we can put behind us.
"When you say, ‘do I lose sleep?’ I sleep," he said."I sleep. Because I truly feel that, in the end, we're going to win."Donald Trump speaks to CPAC crowd August 6, 2022, in Dallas, TexasLiberals and members of the media took issue with the event, which was moderated by CNN's Kaitlan Collins.
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