Trump Escalates War on Press, Threatens FCC Case Against NBC’s Kristen Welker President Donald Trump's recent threat against NBC News' Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker has sparked widespread concern about the erosion of press freedom in the United States.
This incident is merely the latest manifestation of a disturbing trend: Trump's attempts to intimidate and silence journalists who dare to question or criticize him.
Welker's comment, made on WRC TV, simply stated that Trump's endorsements had mixed results in midterm elections.