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Trump supporters scold NBC's Kristen Welker for 'blatant deceptions' during 'Meet the Press' sit-down

NBC's Kristen Welker took heat from conservatives for her questioning and tone during Sunday's "Meet the Press" interview with President-elect Trump.


Trump supporters scold NBC's Kristen Welker for 'blatant deceptions' during 'Meet the Press' sit-down
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Bonilla accused Welker of regurgitating "the debunked and ridiculed lie about migrants not taking over apartment complexes in Colorado," issuing a "fake fact-check predicated on a lie" about the 14th Amendment, and blaming Trump for divisions in America.

"Is this interview a preview of what the next four years will look like? Probably not. As one presidency transitions to the next, it is not unreasonable to expect the media to transition from Regime to Resistance. But today, we have a glimpse. A media insistent on plodding forward with fake narratives, and a President Trump that plows right through them," Bonilla wrote. 

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah., took NBC News to task for "selectively omitting" a key part of the 14th Amendment in a question about birthright citizenship.

Welker pushed back, arguing that the 14th Amendment "states all persons in the United States are citizens. Can you get around the 14th Amendment with executive action?" she asked.

Trump said he was open to using executive action, reiterating that the U.S. is "the only country that has it" and "we have to end it."

Lee shared a clip of the exchange on X later on Sunday, rebuking the NBC host for omitting six critical words from the 14th Amendment in her question to Trump.

"Those words matter," he added.

Lee broke down the issue in a lengthy thread.

"Congress has the power to define what it means to be born in the United States 'and subject to the jurisdiction thereof,'" he wrote. "It bothers me that @MeetThePress, long revered as America's leading Sunday political news program, has become so one-sided."

"Welker attempts 'journalism' by forcing Trump to commit to a federal minimum wage level," he posted on X. 

Trump at one point even called out Welker to her face.

"You have such potential. If you could be just, just non-biased. You hurt yourself so badly," Trump said. 

Many others took to X with thoughts on the interview:

"Welker condescends to Trump, appearing to be trying to convince him to raise the minimum wage rather than asking him a question. Totally inappropriate. Trump proceeds to educate her on basic economics," Friedman wrote to accompany a clip of Welker asking Trump about the minimum wage. 

Friedman also wrote that Trump made a point about ObamaCare that went "over her head" when he explained that he wanted to repeal and replace ObamaCare but still tried to make it work for the good of the American people.

"She just doesn't get it. It's actually kind of hilarious to watch," Friedman wrote. 

NBC News did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 

Fox News Digital's Yael Halon and Hanna Panreck contributed to this report. 

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