Trump Denies Ever Promising 'No New Wars,' Walks Out of NBC Interview

Executive Briefing

• Contradicts 2024 campaign pledges by telling NBC's Kristen Welker, 'I didn't promise anything' about avoiding wars
• Frames Iran confrontation as short-term, saying 'We're there for a few months and the threat is largely over'
• Walks out of interview after Welker challenges his lack of evidence for claims California primaries were rigged
• Waffles on $1.8B anti-weaponization fund for Capitol riot defendants, declining to fully rule it out
• Claims riot defendants were 'frightened' into guilty pleas and 'should be compensated,' with caveats on those who assaulted officers