Donald Trump has set his first network interview since winning the 2024 election. “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker will sit down with the president-elect in an episode of of the NBC News series scheduled to air on Dec. 8.
This will not be Welker’s first conversation with Trump. She most recently interviewed him for NBC News in September 2023, marking his only network sit-down during the 2024 campaign cycle, though he did other press appearances with cablers including Fox News and podcasters like Joe Rogan. Additionally, Welker moderated Trump’s October 2020 debate with Joe Biden before the current president won the election the following month.
Welker’s interview with Trump will be taped on Dec. 6, and highlights will be released across NBC News, NBC News Now and NBCNews.com in advance of the Sunday airing.
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Trump’s “Meet the Press” interview comes as conversations begin throughout the media landscape about how and whether to platform the controversial politician. For example, Bill Maher recently remarked that he may quit hosting HBO’s “Real Time” after more than 20 years because he doesn’t want to continue covering Trump. Popular “Call Her Daddy” podcaster Alex Cooper said that the Trump campaign reached out about joining her for an episode, but she “didn’t want to technically get into politics” — though she did end up hosting Kamala Harris before the election.