Kristen
Welker,
now
some
months
into
her
hosting
duties
for
political
talk
show
Meet
The
Press,
sparked
the
wrath
of
X
users
after
making
a
statement
about
Donald
Trump.
Welker
stated
during
the
broadcast
that
Trump
allegedly
tried
to
overturn
the
November
2020
elections,
causing
the
reporter’s
name
to
trend
on
X
with
loads
of
commentary.
Kristen
Welker
was
on
Meet
The
Press
on
Sunday
(March
3),
with
Republican
Party
presidential
hopeful
Nikki
Haley
and
Democratic
Party
congresswoman
Rep.
Debbie
Dingell
as
guests.
During
one
segment,
Welker
explained
that
Trump
allegedly
attempted
to
overthrow
the
November
2020
election
results,
which
the
business
mogul
lost
to
President
Joe
Biden.
Almost
immediately,
Kristen
Welker
saw
her
name
trending
with
users
highlighting
instances
in
which
Trump
denied
the
results
and
essentially
egged
on
his
supporters
to
express
the
same
sentiment
via
the
so-called
“Stop
The
Steal”
movement,
which
helped
spark
the
insurrection
at
the
U.S.
Capitol
that
left
five
dead,
more
than
170
people
injured,
and
lead
to
several
arrests.
Of
course,
Welker’s
use
of
the
phrase
is
proper
in
the
legal
context
but
the
pushback
largely
stems
from
Trump’s
history
and
his
brash
public
stance
about
what
took
place
on
that
fated
day
on
Jan.
6,
2021.
As
one
X
user
noted,
Welker’s
use
of
the
word
“allegedly”
is
properly
used
thus
the
outrage
is
somewhat
misplaced.
Several
of
the
replies
on
X,
formerly
Twitter,
directly
speak
to
the
events
around
the
insurrection
as
evidence
that
Donald
Trump
was
attempting
to
switch
the
election
results
in
his
favor.
We’ve
got
all
the
reactions
listed
below.
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