Staff Reports
In a highly anticipated move, the President-elect Donald Trump is set to appear on NBC’s venerable Sunday show Meet the Press for his inaugural network interview post-election. Scheduled to be pre-recorded on Friday, viewers can tune in this Sunday, December 8, to catch what promises to be a fascinating exchange.
The interview will be conducted by Kristen Welker, a seasoned journalist who previously managed to interview Trump back in September 2023. She’s no stranger to the political arena, having moderated the contentious October 2020 debate, where Trump faced off against President Joe Biden. Welker is gearing up for a different atmosphere this time around, as she navigates an interview with a President-elect whose popularity among conservatives is on the rise, while left-leaning pundits can’t seem to keep their panic in check.
President-elect Donald Trump will be interviewed on NBC’s “Meet the Press”—his first network interview since he won the Nov. 5 election, the outlet announced on Dec. 4.
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Reports indicate that the network has been flooded with nervous messages from Democrats, particularly after Vice President-elect J.D. Vance’s standout performance during the Oct. 1 debate. It appears some Democrats were sweating bullets over how charming Vance came across compared to their candidate, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota. Who knew that a little charisma could send the other side into such a tailspin? One can only speculate how they will react after this interview rolls out.
The interview won’t be the first the newly-elect Trump has done since his election boost. He and Vance engaged in a remarkable 105 interviews in the lead-up to Election Day, hitting up both mainstream outlets and more unconventional platforms like Joe Rogan’s podcast. It seems that nothing is off-limits as Trump embraces the media landscape, even while acknowledging the less-than-friendly terrain presented by other outlets. His commitment to work alongside the press reflects a strategy that underscores a key element for his agenda: a free and open media—something some outlets seem to forget when it comes to covering him.
Meanwhile, MSNBC’s Morning Joe duo, Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, recently found themselves in hot water with their loyal Democratic viewership for cozying up to Trump in a post-election meeting, which they claimed was friendly. It appears the network’s ratings have taken a nosedive, becoming their worst in two decades. Perhaps they didn’t quite get the memo that camaraderie with the current administration isn’t on the left’s holiday wishlist. One has to wonder whether they understood the gift-wrapping would come with such dire consequences or if they simply underestimated the backlash.
As America gears up to watch the President-elect make his return to the Sunday talk shows, many are left wondering—will this be a show of unity, a grilling session, or a spectacle of leftist panic? Whatever the case may be, conservative Americans will relish every moment as Trump continues to assert his presence in a media landscape often determined to perpetuate a narrative that simply doesn’t favor him. Keep the popcorn ready; this is bound to be entertaining.
