Trump Walks Out Mid-Interview After Being Pressed On California Vote-Rigging Claims | Watch

Last Updated:June 07, 2026, 23:00 IST

The US President was referring to the long vote count in California. He said that Republicans’ margins in some races are “dropping fast” as the vote is counted.

US President Donald Trump allegedly had a meltdown in the middle of an interview while replying to questions on his claim of elections being rigged.

Trump, who has for years claimed of voter fraud, has once again claimed that the recently held primary elections in California were “rigged".

“The election was rigged. It was a dirty election," Trump said in an interview with NBC News “Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker.

When Welker pointed out that there was “no evidence" of his claims. In reply, Trump said: “There’s a lot of evidence. There’s tremendous evidence. There’s nothing but evidence. The election was rigged. And it’s happening again in California. They’re cheating."

He said: “It’s four days and they aren’t even close to coming up with the — do you know why they’re doing that? Because they’re cheating on the election."

Pressed for evidence, Trump said, “All I have to do is look. And I listen. I listen to people." The interviewer, however, rejected this as being an evidence of rigged elections.

Later in the day, Trump in a press conference said: “Trump shortly after this meltdown: I just did an interview…but it was raining. It was with NBC fake news. And because it was raining, I got a little bit angry at them. I was not happy with them. But we had a good time."

“They’re crooked. Just like you’re crooked. You’re either crooked or stupid," he added while walking out in the middle of the interview.

The US President was referring to the long vote count in California. NBC News quoted him pointing out that Republicans’ margins in some races are “dropping fast" as the vote is counted.

“There’s BIG cheating by the Dumocrats in California. Votes are all tied up. May not be in for weeks," Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Under investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles. Why the vote counting DELAY???"

Meanwhile, the authorities have launched investigations tied to the elections following Trump’s claims of fraud.

In a post on X, Bill Essayli, first assistant U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, said: “We will follow the evidence wherever it leads and prosecute any violations of federal election law to the fullest extent."

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