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Donald Trump cut short an interview after accusing four US news networks of corruption during a discussion about his election claims.
Donald Trump abruptly ended an interview after accusing four American news networks of being "corrupt" amid a final exchange about his allegations concerning the US elections.
Addressing the interviewer, Wilker, Trump said, "You are a biased and corrupt network. Sorry. Let’s end this because I’ve had enough. Thank you, dear, enjoy your time."
The tension escalated in the latter part of the interview when Wilker pressed Trump about a proposed $1.8 billion fund intended to compensate individuals who claimed to have been targeted due to what Republicans described as government "politicization" during the previous administration.
Wilker asked Trump whether he had abandoned the project following statements by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche that the administration would not proceed with it.
She said, "Just to clarify, are you completely withdrawing from the fund as Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said, or are you looking for another way to revive it?"
Trump defended the idea, stating that people had been harmed by officials in the Biden administration.
He added, "People were severely hurt by crazy far-left individuals who worked with the Biden administration and Sleepy Joe. They are vicious people, and what they did to people was violent. Of course, they targeted me more than anyone else."
When Wilker again asked if he was still pursuing the fund’s revival, Trump said he personally supported the idea but acknowledged it required official approval.
He said, "If it were up to me, I would give them the money they deserve. Personally, I think the anti-politicization fund is a great idea, and many Republicans think so too, but it has to be approved."
Later, Trump expanded his criticism to include the media and Biden administration officials, accusing them of destroying people’s lives.
He stated, "I love this idea because people like you, the lying, dirty, corrupt press, and people like stupid Biden — who isn’t smart enough to understand what’s going on, but those around him in his beautiful Oval Office have destroyed people’s lives."
Wilker responded by saying there was no evidence supporting his claims. She said, "Just to clarify, there is no evidence for what you’re saying."
Trump rejected this, saying, "There is plenty of evidence. Listen carefully, there is huge evidence; there is nothing but evidence."
He then reiterated his claim that the 2020 election was "rigged," linking it to the slow vote counting in California.
He said, "The election was rigged. It was a dirty election. And this is happening again now in California."
Trump pointed out that California takes over a month to certify official election results.
He added, "All I have to do is look. They are just as corrupt as you, your journalism is corrupt, Meet the Press is corrupt."
Before ending the interview, he continued, "Your elections are corrupt, you are corrupt, Meet the Press is corrupt, and so are ABC, CBS, and CNN."
Wilker attempted to keep the interview going, noting that NBC had traveled to Wisconsin for the meeting.
She said, "Mr. President, please... I traveled to Wisconsin for this interview." Trump replied that he had already given her enough time.
