The president grew angry when Welker asked for Trump to back up his claims with evidence. He instead insulted the NBC anchor and ended the interview.

President Trump on Sunday said Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) sudden death is a “big blow to” the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, the president’s legislative priority. Trump called in to NBC News’s “Meet the Press” and told host Kristen Welker that Graham thought the White House was going to have the SAVE

By now, it’s a familiar narrative: President Trump becomes noticeably angry at a female reporter asking him a challenging question and responds by hurling personal insults at her.

Kristen Welker has been married to John Hughes since 2017. According to People magazine, the couple welcomed their first child, Margot, in 2021.

Donald Trump shut down NBC host Kristen Welker during a recent interview on NBC News' Meet the Press. He was there to pay tribute to the late Lindsey Graham, who was scheduled to appear on the program.

Kristen Welker is revealing what Donald Trump told her after their tense ‘Meet The Press’ interview ended with the president walking off. Trump sat down with the NBC journalist in Wisconsin on Friday,

In June 2026, NBC suspended Kristen Welker of "Meet The Press" after her interview with U.S. President Donald Trump, which he abruptly walked out of. Rating: Labeled Satire (About this rating?) In June 2026, a rumor spread on Facebook that NBC fired ...

'Meet the Press' host Kristen Welker speaks with PEOPLE about her fertility journey and why she's continued to share it with fans and followers Welker and her husband, John Hughes, welcomed their daughter, Margot, and son, John Zachary, with the help of ...

Donald Trump called in to Meet The Press Sunday to talk about late Lindsey Graham, and got testy when host Kristen Welker asked about the situation with Iran. The post Trump Claims the Strait of Hormuz is ‘Open’ In Testy Retort to NBC’s Welker first appeared on Mediaite.