President-elect Donald Trump has lined up his first network interview since winning the election.
Trump will sit down with NBC’s Kristen Welker for an interview on “Meet the Press” set to air at 10:30 a.m. ET on Sunday, the network announced Wednesday. The interview will take place on Friday.
The president-elect rarely participated in interviews with mainstream media outlets during the campaign, sticking to Fox News and nontraditional forms of media, including a range of podcasters.
Welker last sat down with Trump for her debut “Meet the Press” interview in September 2023, where he spoke about immigration, abortion and his then-Republican primary opponent Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Welker was criticized at the time for not fact-checking Trump during the interview.
Welker and Trump have a thorny history dating back to when Welker moderated a 2020 presidential election debate between Trump and President Joe Biden. Trump attacked Welker prior to the debate, calling her a biased anchor, but he later praised her conduct during the debate.
