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On Sunday morning Trump’s interview with Kristen Welker of Meet the Press aired. It was an abbreviated version of the full encounter that was rife with lies, paranoia, and wholly undue self-exaltation. Trump behaved throughout like an obstinate child who didn’t get his way. He couldn’t answer a single question without diverting – over and over again – to tangential matters. He incessantly repeated his delusional distortions of reality as if in a broken loop. Welker had to keep dragging him back to the subject of her question as if he were a mental patient who refused to pay attention.<\/p>\n
SEE ALSO: Wannabe Messiah Trump Claims to Be Standing Up to the \u2018Demonic Forces\u2019 Destroying Our Country<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The failure of Trump to coherently express himself was not a result Welker’s masterful interviewing skills, She struggled to keep him track, missed opportunities to correct his blatant dishonesty, and showed him a measure of respect that is entirely inappropriate for a disgraced former leader who is under multiple criminal indictments on dozens of felony charges.<\/p>\n Nevertheless, Welker’s shortcomings didn’t prevent the real deficiencies of Trump from coming through. Anyone who has the time to waste should scan through the transcript<\/a><\/strong> to see how pitifully bereft Trump is of intelligence and integrity. He misrepresented the truth on every issue that was discussed. And NBC News only bothered to fact-check him<\/a><\/strong> in a separate article that was published only online. A few examples include…<\/p>\n On Immigration:<\/strong> On Pardoning January 6th Insurrectionists:<\/strong> On Election Fraud:<\/strong> On Abortion:<\/strong> On Ukraine:<\/strong> One especially disturbing part of the interview was when Trump went on an extended rant about election fraud, alleging falsely that tens of thousands of ballots were stuffed into ballot boxes. Welker repeatedly told him that that wasn’t true and that those assertions – including the bogus “2,000 Mules”<\/em> crocumentary – were all thoroughly debunked. But Trump was determined to persist with his lies even after Welker tried to move on to another subject ten times.<\/p>\n SEE THIS: Trump Hypes Convicted Election Fraud Felon\u2019s Crocumentary About Election Fraud<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Another feature of the interview was Trump’s uncharacteristic reticence when discussing the January 6th insurrection that he incited. He made a few preposterous assertions such as his attempt to blame it all on former Speaker Pelosi. He told Welker that “They (the January 6th Committee) destroyed all the evidence about Nancy Pelosi.”<\/em> That, of course, is a provable lie. But on several occasions he simply refused to answer direct questions…<\/p>\n Welker:<\/strong> Tell me how you watched this all unfold. Were you in the dining room watching TV? Welker:<\/strong> I want to know who you called on that day. Welker:<\/strong> Did you call military or law enforcement at the moment the Capitol was under attack? However, later in the interview, Trump may have said too much. Welker asked him about his personal responsibility and decision making with regard to his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. And while he frequently tries to shift any wrongdoing to others, on this occasion he seemed to confess, placing the blame on himself, where it actually belongs. Welker inquired as to who Trump took advice from on the matter. He replied…<\/p>\n Trump:<\/strong> You know who I listen to? Myself. I saw what happened. I watched that election, and I thought the election was over at 10 o\u2019clock in the evening. […] I was listening to different people. And when I added it all up, the election was rigged. [NOTE: at 10:00pm ET polls weren’t even closed in the western U.S. Also, mail-in and military ballots in many states are not counted until after the in-person votes]<\/em> \u201cIt was my decision.\u201d Trump confesses, takes full responsibility for efforts to overturn the election, admits to \u201ccalling the shots\u201d. (Video: NBC) pic.twitter.com\/LkgRX5NvoA<\/a><\/p>\n — Mike Sington (@MikeSington) September 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nTrump:<\/strong> I saw some statistics and it said in 2019, there were no terrorists. They caught no terrorists. And now this year, it\u2019s a record number like they\u2019ve never seen before.
\nFact:<\/strong> 216 people on the terrorist watchlist were apprehended this year. There were 280 in 2019 during the Trump administration.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nTrump:<\/strong> These people on Jan. 6. Some of them never even went into the building, and they’re being given sentences of many years.
\nFact:<\/strong> Those who received the longest sentences were leaders of the insurrection, including Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes. And others who didn’t enter the Capitol had committed assaults on police officers outside.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nTrump:<\/strong> If this were ever before a court, we would win so easy. There is so much evidence that the election was rigged.
\nFact:<\/strong> There were over 60 court cases that Trump and his allies lost for lack of evidence. And he hasn’t bothered to produced any in three years.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nTrump:<\/strong> The radical people on [abortion] are really the Democrat that say after five months, six months, seven months, eight months, nine months, and even after birth, you are allowed to terminate the baby.
\nFact:<\/strong> No Democrats have ever advocated for abortion after birth. And late term abortions are extremely rare and only performed under dire circumstances.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nTrump:<\/strong> They don\u2019t report about the war [in Ukraine] anymore. You don\u2019t find much reporting. That means that Ukraine\u2019s losing. Okay?
\nFact:<\/strong> HUH? Trump must only be watching Newsmax and reruns of The Apprentice.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nTrump:<\/strong> I\u2019m not going to tell you. I\u2019ll tell people later at an appropriate time.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nTrump:<\/strong> I don\u2019t have — why would I tell you that?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nTrump:<\/strong> I\u2019m not going to tell you anything.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nWelker:<\/strong> Were you calling the shots, ultimately?
\nTrump:<\/strong> As to whether or not I believed it was rigged? Oh, sure. It was my decision.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n