Trump was right to storm out of ‘Meet the Press’ interview with ‘rude’ host, Megyn Kelly says

Nypost · Jun 09, 2026 · 767 words · By Ariel Zilber

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Trump was right to storm out of ‘Meet the Press’ interview with ‘rude’ host, Megyn Kelly says See more of our coverage in your search results.

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What happened

Trump was right to storm out of ‘Meet the Press’ interview with ‘rude’ host, Megyn Kelly says See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleMegyn Kelly defended President Trump’s decision to walk out of his contentious interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker, arguing that the “Meet the Press” moderator made the exchange about herself and her network’s reputation instead…

Common ground

“I don’t blame him,” the pundit said on Monday’s edition of SiriusXM’s “The Megyn Kelly Show” after airing clips from the fiery Wisconsin sit-down that ended with Trump cutting the interview short.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Ad Hominem: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Donald Trump walked out of his interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker?
How does this story connect Media Bias and Credibility with Election Integrity over the next few days?

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Donald Trump walked out of his interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker”

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Multiple independent news sources (BBC News, Flipboard) explicitly report that Donald Trump abruptly walked out of the interview with Kristen Welker.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump was the 45th and is the 47th president of the United States. He was first elected president in 2016, then was later elected to a second nonconsecutive term in 2024. Trump has repeatedly r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_third_term_propos…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kristen Welker (born July 1, 1976) is an American television journalist working for NBC News. She serves as a White House correspondent based in Washington, D.C., and served as co-anchor of Weekend To…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristen_Welker

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Tr…

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Claim 2: “Welker pleaded with him to continue, noting that she had traveled to Wisconsin and sat with him in the rain during the session. “I sat in the rain with you for an hour,” she said.”

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Multiple sources confirm the interview was taped in the rain in rural Wisconsin and that Welker pleaded with him to continue, specifically stating 'I sat in the rain with you for an hour'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — After Democratic nominee Joe Biden won the 2020 United States presidential election, Republican nominee and then-incumbent president Donald Trump pursued an unprecedented effort to overturn the electi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempts_to_overturn_the_2020_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From June to September 2025, businessman and former presidential advisor Elon Musk and U.S. president Donald Trump engaged in a series of social media attacks, primarily across X (formerly Twitter) an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump–Musk_feud

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Claim 3: ““I’ve never said the 2020 election was stolen,” Kelly said.”

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The provided evidence for Megyn Kelly discusses her general relationship with Trump and her role as a journalist, but does not contain the specific quote 'I’ve never said the 2020 election was stolen' or a confirmation of this specific claim.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 5, 2024 ... The conservative host tells TheWrap how she balances her support for Donald Trump and Republicans with her role as an independent journalist ...
https://www.yahoo.com/news/megyn-kelly-says-she-refuses-1600…

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web search NEUTRAL — We'll go back and do most of the interview in chronology, but let's just start at the end, at election night, as it becomes clear that Donald Trump has made ...
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/interview/megyn-kelly-2/

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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 5, 2020 ... Lawyer turned Fox News Journalist, Megyn Kelly, was used to making waves, but it was her calm, controlled command of a boisterous Donald ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JILAXdK6oQ

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Claim 4: “Welker questioned Trump about California’s vote-counting process and whether it was appropriate that election officials remained far from finalizing results days after voting had concluded”

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Web search results from June 7, 2026, confirm that Trump discussed recent elections in California and that a 'serious question' was asked regarding the 5-day delay in knowing who won the California election.

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Claim 5: “Trump accused Welker, NBC News and other major media outlets of being “crooked,” telling the moderator: “You’re either crooked or you’re stupid.””

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While web search results confirm the interview was 'explosive' and 'testy' and that Trump called Welker 'crooked' and 'stupid', the specific phrasing 'You're either crooked or you're stupid' is only reflected in the context of the provided search snippets without multiple independent news reports confirming the exact quote.

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Claim 6: “the fiery Wisconsin sit-down that ended with Trump cutting the interview short”

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The Guardian and a YouTube search result both confirm the interview took place in Wisconsin (specifically Chippewa Falls) and ended with Trump cutting it short.

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Claim 7: “CNN anchor Jake Tapper called Trump’s remarks toward Welker “wild” and “unhinged,” writing on X that she is “a good person and honest journalist.””

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The evidence provided for this claim consists of Wikipedia and IMDb entries for Jake Gyllenhaal and Jake Bongiovi, which are completely irrelevant to CNN anchor Jake Tapper. No evidence regarding Tapper's comments on X was provided.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jake Gyllenhaal was born on December 19, 1980 in Los Angeles, California as Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal, the son of producer/screenwriter Naomi Foner and director Stephen Gyllenhaal, and the younger bro…
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0350453/

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web search NEUTRAL — For his portrayal of Jack Twist in Ang Lee 's romantic drama Brokeback Mountain (2005), he won the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor and received Academy Award and Actor Award nominations in the s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Gyllenhaal

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web search NEUTRAL — "Jake Bongiovi, son of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jon Bon Jovi, has announced what college he plans to attend. The Pennington School senior revealed he’s chosen to attend Syracuse University this fal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Bongiovi

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