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False Claim: Trump Left Interview Over Ear, Rain

6/14/2026

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Summary

Story summary

A fabricated social-media post claiming President Donald Trump left the interview because Kristen Welker stared at his ear was false.
President Donald Trump ended his June 5, 2026 NBC interview with Kristen Welker in a Wisconsin barn after heavy rain disrupted hearing and extended the session to about 50 minutes.
Trump later told a Chippewa Falls roundtable the rain made him angry with NBC and he did not mention any ear issue.

History

Historical Context

During the 2016 U.S. election, the Pizzagate hoax—claiming Hillary Clinton and John Podesta ran a child-trafficking ring at Washington’s Comet Ping Pong—was amplified on Reddit and other sites, generating more than 1.5 million mentions before the November vote. A decade later, a fabricated 2026 post alleging Donald Trump quit an NBC interview because Kristen Welker stared at his ear resurfaced the same pattern of false accusations, prompting calls for verification.

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Story summary

A fabricated social-media post claiming President Donald Trump left the interview because Kristen Welker stared at his ear was false.
President Donald Trump ended his June 5, 2026 NBC interview with Kristen Welker in a Wisconsin barn after heavy rain disrupted hearing and extended the session to about 50 minutes.
Trump later told a Chippewa Falls roundtable the rain made him angry with NBC and he did not mention any ear issue.

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