An election denier who tried to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss is facing scrutiny over his new role in the Justice Department as part of a team investigating the president’s foes.

Anchor Welker noted Republicans had performed competitively in California's June 2 primary elections and explained the state's vote-counting process often takes several days to complete. Trump responded by alleging that delays in counting votes were evidence of wrongdoing.

An NBC News reporter’s comments about California’s elections and the 2020 presidential race caused President Trump to storm out of their interview Sunday. Kristen Welker sparred with the commander-in-chief over his claims the state’s voting was rigged as the counting continues and Democrat candidates suddenly enjoy a late stream of votes from mail-in ballots.

The conversation grew more confrontational as it went on, with the president eventually accusing the network of being biased before abruptly ending the interview.

Trump walked out of a “Meet the Press” interview after he and Welker got into a heated exchange over the president’s claims that California elections are “crooked.”

A visibly agitated President Trump stormed off his interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press” after a testy exchange with a reporter who grilled him over his claims that the 2020 election was rigged. Trump lashed out at moderator Kristen Welker after she insisted he failed to provide a shred of evidence about his disputed accusations that the 2020 election was “stolen” from him.

The dispute began after Kristen Welker questioned Trump's claims that the 2020 election was "rigged."

Poll results and election surveys for the 2020 U.S. presidential election, including polling data and who is leading between Trump and Biden in key swing states.

Former President Donald Trump abruptly ended a Meet the Press interview in Wisconsin, later attributing the exit to rainy conditions. In a sit-down with moderator Kristen Welker, the exchange grew tense as she pressed him on election fraud claims and a proposed anti-weaponization fund.