Sunday’s interview by Kristen Welker with former President Donald Trumpon Meet the Press is generating a lot of discussion. However, some talking points are aimed at Welker and how she conducted the dialogue.
CNN’s Oliver Darcy is one of the harshest critics as he slammed Kristen Welker, who “failed spectacularly to meet the moment” in his eyes. The media reporter focused on the high volume of lies and misleading or false statements Trump made, many of which went uncorrected.
“NBC News spent the entire week hyping Welker as someone who “met the moment” as a White House correspondent when “power was held to account” during Trump’s tumultuous presidency,” Darcy wrote in his Reliable Sources newsletter.
“Unfortunately, Welker failed spectacularly to meet the moment during her interview with Trump. Welker allowed Trump to make a number of statements wholly untethered to reality on a range of critical issues without tenacious, resolute, or meaningful pushback.
“Trump, a rapid-fire lie machine, did his usual song and dance. He lied about the election. He lied about the insurrection that his lies had spawned. And he lied about pretty much every topic that Welker broached. Throughout it all, Welker seemed ill-equipped to handle Trump’s trademark bravado.”
Furthermore, Darcy noted that this interview with Trump was one of the low points of Welker’s career.
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
