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Report nowUS President Donald Trump has prematurely terminated an interview with NBC. This was triggered by critical questions about renewed, unsubstantiated allegations of election fraud.
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US President Donald Trump has ended an interview with the TV channel NBC prematurely. This was triggered by questions about a controversial compensation fund for alleged victims of politically motivated criminal prosecution and his repeated claims of electoral fraud.
Trump defended the so-called "Weaponization Fund" amounting to 1.8 billion dollars and said that he would compensate those affected if the project was approved after all. The project is politically controversial and was recently legally halted. The fund could also compensate convicted participants in the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill attack.
In the interview, Trump also repeated his accusations that the 2020 elections were rigged. He also claimed without evidence that electoral fraud was also being committed during the ongoing count in California. When asked for concrete evidence, he did not provide any.
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"You're either corrupt or stupid", Trump then said to the presenter. When she probed further, the president broke off the conversation and left the interview. "Let's call it a day, I've had enough. Thank you, darling, have fun," Trump said as he left.
