Recapping Trump’s Meet The Press Interview

President-elect Trump sat down with Kristen Welker of NBC News’ (Lean Left bias) Meet The Press on Sunday, in his first network TV interview since winning the election, drawing split media coverage.

From the Left: Many outlets from the left fact checked Trump’s comments. Outlets like CNN Fact Check (Left bias) and The New York Times (Lean Left bias) examined several claims on crime, trade, and the economy. Both challenged Trump’s claim that tariffs he put in place during his first presidency “cost Americans nothing,” highlighting that some economists found the opposite.

Migrant Crime Claim: Several outlets also fact checked Trump’s claim regarding migrants that “13,099 murderers released into our country over the last three years.” Newsweek (Center bias) highlighted that Welker live fact checked Trump on this claim during the interview, telling him the figure dated back several decades.

From the Right: Some outlets and commentators on the right focused on Trump’s heated interactions with Welker. The Daily Wire (Right bias) highlighted how Trump accused Welker of being overtly biased, saying, “I wish you could be… If you could be just non-biased. You hurt yourself so badly.” The Daily Caller (Right bias) wrote in a headline that Welker “hounded Trump over a dozen times” on whether he would persecute political opponents.