CNN —Kristen Welker will face a big first test as moderator of “Meet the Press” on her debut episode this Sunday. Welker is set to begin her time in the anchor chair with a sit-down interview with former President Donald Trump, CNN first reported and was later confirmed by NBC News. The interview, people familiar with the matter told CNN, is scheduled to be taped Thursday at Trump’s Bedminster club in New Jersey. NBC News stressed that the interview will be pre-taped, allowing the news outlet to fact-check Trump’s claims and put them in context. While NBC News will have additional tools at its disposal to fact check Trump, it will still be a challenging task for Welker.

Source: CNN September 13, 2023 23:43 UTC