India, June 7 -- President Donald Trump abruptly ended his interview with NBC News anchor Kristen Welker, removing his microphone and walking off set after a tense back-and-forth over election integrity.

The interview, conducted in Wisconsin and aired Sunday on Meet the Press, covered a range of topics including the war in Iran, potential interest rate hikes, and a proposed $1.776 billion "weaponization" fund to compensate Jan. 6 defendants.

Trump expressed support for the fund despite recent setbacks.

"If it was up to me, I'd pay them the kind of money that they deserve," Trump said. "People have been destroyed. Lives have been destroyed. Many suicides, think of it."

The conversation then shifted to Trump's repeated claims that the 2...