By Katherine Tinsley
3:00am PDT, Apr 6, 2025
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Donald Trump praised Senator
Markwayne Mullin on Truth Social after the Republican was interviewed by NBC's
Kristen Welker.While chatting with Welker, Mullin downplayed the Signal app scandal, which involved a journalist being included in a classified group chat with cabinet members.
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Markwayne Mullin discussed The Atlantic's editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, being added to a text chain with J.D. Vance, Pete Hegseth and other key members of Donald Trump's administration.
Mullin told Kristen Welker in a Meet the Press appearance on Sunday, March 30, that the outrage was an overblown reaction by "the left" to a "very thoughtful conversation" and is not a serious concern.
"In fact, why are we focused so much on this?" he asked.
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Donald Trump praised Markwayne Mullin's response on Truth Social on Sunday, March 30.
"A GREAT job by Senator Markwayne Mullin on beating back Kristen Welker's, and the Radical Left's Witch Hunt, on the never-ending Signal story," the president wrote.
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Donald Trump later questioned Kristen Welker's journalistic integrity.
"They just don't stop — Over and over they go! Meet the Fake Press should instead explain how successful the attack was, and how Sleepy Joe Biden should have done it YEARS AGO," Trump wrote.
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Donald Trump has been a vocal critic of traditional news outlets, as he is often criticized on various mainstream networks.
"This story and narrative is so old and boring, but only used because we are having the most successful 'First One Hundred Presidential Days' in the history of America, and they can't find anything else to talk about," the former reality star stated.
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In recent months, Donald Trump has continued to point out how many left-leaning networks are losing viewers.
"The Fake News Media has the lowest Approval Ratings in history, and for good reason. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN," Trump concluded.
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Donald Trump has been a vocal critic of NBC, as the real estate tycoon previously declined to answer questions from a journalist representing the outlet.
"I don't want to talk to NBC anymore. I think you're so discredited," Trump remarked while holding a press conference for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
