Hey everybody, I'm Dave Rubin, and this is First Look. It's Monday, June 8th, 2026. We've got a packed show for you today. President Trump abruptly ends a contentious meet-the-press interview after a heated clash with NBC's Kristen Welker over the 2020 election.

Spencer Pratt's surprise Los Angeles mayoral campaign is hanging by a thread as California's

prolonged vote counting process shrinks his lead to just one percentage point.

Let's dive in.

We start with a dramatic television moment that has everybody talking.

President Trump abruptly ended a Meet the Press interview with NBC's Kristen Welker after a fiery

exchange over the 2020 election, media bias, and what Trump describes as the political

weaponization of government against his supporters.

The interview, which aired Sunday, was already tense from the start.

According to Welker, the interview was conducted outdoors in Wisconsin during rainy conditions,

with both sides spending significant time dealing with weather interruptions.

But things really went off the rails during the final minutes.

The confrontation began when Welker pressed Trump on a proposed $1.776 billion

anti-weaponization fund, a concept that would compensate Americans who were allegedly targeted by politically motivated

investigations and prosecutions.

The proposal has generated controversy ever since acting Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed

last week that the Justice Department had scrapped the idea.

Trump, however, made it clear he still supports the concept.

He told Welker, I think it's a great idea, and added that he would be disappointed if the

proposal ultimately disappears. Welker then pivoted to one of the media's favorite topics,

January 6th. She asked whether individuals involved in the Capitol

riot should potentially receive compensation from any future anti-weaponization program.

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