President Donald Trump cut short an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" that aired Sunday after a contentious exchange with host Kristen Welker over Jan. 6 defendants, election integrity, and a proposed compensation fund for individuals he says were targeted by politically motivated prosecutions.

"Let's call it quits because I've had enough," Trump said after several minutes of back-and-forth. "Thank you, darling. Have a good time."

The president then stood up and left the interview, which was taped Friday inside a barn in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, before he participated in a roundtable discussion with farmers.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment, while an NBC spokesperson declined comment.

Tensions escalated when Welker questioned Trump about a proposed $1.8 billion compensation fund for people he believes were unfairly prosecuted by the federal government.

The Justice Department previously agreed to establish the fund as part of a settlement related to Trump's lawsuit against the IRS, though implementation has faced legal challenges and opposition from some Republican senators.

Trump said he continues to support the effort.

"If it was up to me, I'd pay them the kind of money that they deserve," Trump said. "If they get it approved, that's great. If they don't get it approved, I'd be disappointed."

Welker also asked whether individuals convicted in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol protest — including those who pleaded guilty to assaulting police officers — could qualify for compensation.

Trump argued that many Jan. 6 defendants were treated unfairly and were pressured into plea agreements.

"The people were destroyed by dirty cops and by weaponization," Trump said. "Many of those people should be compensated."

The discussion later shifted to election integrity. Trump reiterated his claim that both the 2020 presidential election and California's recent primary election were improperly conducted. Welker challenged those assertions, saying there was no evidence that either election was rigged.

Trump pointed to lengthy ballot-counting periods as a reason for concern, particularly in California, where vote counting continued days after Election Day under state law allowing properly postmarked mail ballots to arrive up to a week later.

"All I have to do is look," Trump said.

"But that's not evidence," Welker responded.

The exchange grew increasingly heated, with Trump criticizing NBC and other media outlets before taking off his microphone and ending the interview.

Heavy rain could be heard striking the barn's metal roof throughout much of the roughly 50-minute interview. Speaking afterward at the farmers' event, Trump joked that the weather may have contributed to his frustration.

"Because it was raining, I got a little bit angry at them," Trump said Friday. "I was not happy with them. But we had a good time."