KURTZ: Why do you seem to be so lukewarm on aid to Ukraine? TRUMP: I feel very hurt, because that's a war that should have never happened. KURTZ: Would you be willing to see Putin swallow part or all of Ukraine? TRUMP: I hope it doesn't come to that

Trump on criticism that he's using the same rhetoric as Hitler when he calls migrants "vermin": "I didn't know that, but that's what they say." He then doubles down on the Nazi rhetoric.

Trump defends his comments encouraging Russian aggression against NATO allies: "It sounds like somebody that wants to get people to pay money."

Trump on if a national 16 week abortion ban would be politically acceptable: "We're gonna find out." He then lies about Democrats supporting the murder of born babies.

Trump defends his call to terminate parts of the Constitution

Trump: "Would I would like to see is that if you're gonna do it to TikTok, do it to Facebook." (Facebook is an American company.)

Asked about his recent comments endorsing cuts to Social Security and Medicare, Trump quickly pivots to calling for more oil drilling and tariffs

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TRUMP: They were spying on my campaign! HOWARD KURTZ: The spying accusation, as you know, is very much a subject of dispute TRUMP: It is?

TRUMP: The election was rigged. Fox may want to cut that one out. HOWARD KURTZ: I would just say it wasn't have been proven in court. *cut to Kurtz in studio for a fact check*

Trump vows that he will "settle" the Ukraine-Russia war before he even takes office. We're only supposed to have one president at a time, but I guess this doesn't really chart on the list of Trump excesses.

there is literally not a single person in the world who will say that fawning Trump interview was "too hostile." don't flatter yourself, @HowardKurtz