Top Ten Reasons Trump Bailed on the Kristen Welker Interview

Because of the loud rain, I couldn't hear my mom calling me
Just like Kaitlan Collins, Kristen wasn't smiling enough
I felt like she was looking at me in a very very mean way—almost like I was an angry Oompa Loompa. It really hurt me deeply
I was concerned that the sound waves from the rain might disturb my hair
Had to leave early to attend Don Jr.'s wedding
She kept on pressing me for evidence, over and over and over. It was all very—sniff—upsetting
Had to leave early to fall asleep at a Knicks game
Had to leave early to announce a bombing attack on Iran, then call it off
I've just done so much for this country and just felt kind of...un...un...unappreciated. Sniff. S-s-sniff
Had to leave early to help plan a special opening act for the June 14 UFC Fight at the White House: a rooster fight!

Posted June 14, 2026

Commentary

In this funny top ten list we speculate wildly about President Trump's reasons for abruptly ending the taping of an interview with Kristen Welker on Friday, June 8. Trump got up and walked out in the midst of the interview after Welker aggressively pressed Trump to provide evidence of election fraud.

The interview was being taped in a barn in Wisconsin during a heavy rain storm, which created a lot of distracting noise on the roof. The interview aired on Meet the Press on Sunday, June 10.

Many of the satirical, made-up Trump excuses for bailing out of the interview are riffs on recent events (items 6, 4, and 3). Several others imply that the president is a whiny little snowflake (items 10, 9, 8, 5, 2). Ha! Sometimes the truth hurts...

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