NBC host Kristen Welker clashed with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) after billionaire Elon Musk convinced President Donald Trump’s government to slash thousands of jobs.
During a Sunday interview on Meet the Press, Welker confronted Mullin with news from his state.
“Here are some recent headlines in your home state of Oklahoma, quote, federal layoffs felt across indigenous communities in Oklahoma,” the NBC host said. “Oklahoma University president says the National Institutes of Health funding cut would severely impact university research.”
“Thousands of Oklahoma veterans and caregivers struggle amid cuts to VA,” she continued. “This comes as there have been town halls all across the country, including in Oklahoma, protesting these cuts.”
“What is your message to the people of Oklahoma who say they are being hurt by these cuts by President Trump and Elon Musk?”
Mullin insisted Democrats were “manufacturing these protests.”
“But what about the headlines in your state?” Welker pressed.
“There has to be a reset. It has been abused,” Mullin replied. “So if you want to start talking about actual cuts, what Oklahomans want is to make sure that we rid or we get rid of the waste and fraud inside the federal government. And that’s exactly what the president’s done.”
