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Press watchdogs and fact-checkers show that Meet The Press’ interview of Donald Trump was a failure
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Former NBC White House correspondent Kristen Welker’s first day at the helm of Meet the Press was largely overshadowed by criticisms of Welker’s interview with former President Donald Trump and her failure to hold him accountable as he unleashed a barrage of lies and falsehoods. Following the interview, several media watchdogs expressed their disappointment in Welker for failing to set a new tone for Meet the Press that serves its audience by holding political figures’ feet to the fire instead of broadcasting their false claims without pushback.