‘The Chris Wallace interview is Biden’s campaign ad’: 11 shocking moments from Trump’s Fox News fiasco

Trump's latest interview is "Biden's Campaign Ad"

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The President of the United States is rarely confronted over his mistakes and misinformation. Until this Sunday. The world can’t stop talking about the Trump-Wallace interview that aired on Fox News.

Chris Wallace, a Fox anchorman, known for his legendary tough stance, faced down President Trump. When Trump claimed the USA had the “best mortality rate,” Wallace was quick to retort: “That’s not true, sir.” Anthony Scaramucci is Trump’s former director of communications. He tweeted: “The Chris Wallace interview is Biden’s campaign ad.”

Trump was grilled on topics like the renaming of Confederate military bases: “I don’t care what the military says.”  He was asked about America’s coronavirus mortality rate: “the envy of the world.” Plus, the interview covered the death of George Floyd: “I hate the sad.” Scaramucci is right, the interview Is full of nuggets for a Biden ad.

Shocking even by Trump’s standards

The interview was shocking, even by Donald Trump’s standards. Perhaps the most surreal moment was when the Trump and Chris Wallace argued over a drawing of an elephant, with the President claiming the final questions of the cognitive test (which included taking 7 away from 100) were too difficult for his interviewer.

Trump’s days are indeed numbered if even Fox News is turning their back on him.

You have to see it to believe it. Here are the most shocking, cringe-worthy, and hilarious moments from Trump’s meltdown on Sunday:

On Fauci…

Dr. Fauci in front of a blue background

Screenshot / ABC News

Wallace confronted the President on the coronavirus situation. When asked about Dr.Fauci, Trump responded:

He’s an alarmist.

To date, there are over 3.7 million cases of coronavirus in the United States. Over 140,000 Americans have died of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

On coronavirus…

Chart showing coronavirus cases

The New York Times

Wallace told Trump that the charts show “1000 cases a day” of the coronavirus. The President retorted that according to his chart, America had the:

Best mortality rate in the world.

According to John Hopkins University, the United States has the seventh highest mortality rate in the world. The President did not demonstrate any sadness, outrage, or condolences over the fact that there are an estimated 1000 Americans contracting COVID-19 every day. He only boasted about the “lowest mortality rate.” He was wrong. Although, the President did claim, “I’ll be right eventually.”

On masks and heat…

A black and white photograph of Donald Trump with a red mask added to his face. The mask reads Make America Great Again.

Unsplash / Visuals

The two men continued to address the ongoing pandemic, discussing the use of masks: “I’m a great believer in masks.” On the rising numbers, Trump contradicted his earlier statements.

They used to say the heat, the heat was good for it and really knocks it out…They got that one wrong.

Previously, the President had stated the coronavirus “goes away in April, with the heat, as the heat comes in, typically that will go away in April.”

Yet, “they” got that one wrong.

On symptoms…

Woman blowing her nose

Canva

Trump continued to downplay the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic. When asked about the spike in numbers of coronavirus infections, the President dismissed the need for concern. The millions of people infected with COVID-19 have nothing to worry about:

They have the sniffles.

Luckily, the President has promised to be answerable over his claims, assuring listeners in the same clip, “I take responsibility always for everything.”

For anyone who remembers Trump’s earlier statement “I don’t take responsibility at all” it appears he has changed his position.

On testing…

Man getting a coronavirus test in a drive-up facility

Stock Photo

Trump and Wallace discussed the program of testing for the coronavirus. The President appeared to be blaming the high numbers of infections and COVID-19 deaths to the levels of testing. He once again downplayed the virus, declaring:

“Many cases heal automatically.”

On protests…

A photograph of Donald Trump holding a bible standing in front of a church

Screenshot / YouTube

The conversation moved onto the Black Lives Matter movement, the issues facing the Black community, and the calls to defund the police. Trump claimed that his opponent, Democratic candidate Joe Biden, said he would:

Defund the police.

Wallace was quick to correct the President, “No sir, he did not.” Trump went so far as to stop the interview to call for a charter demonstrating that Joe Biden was for defunding the police. No such charter exists.

On the Confederate flag…

Screenshot / Lincoln Project

Following the protests sparked by the death of George Floyd, the movement to remove confederate flags and rename military bases has grown nation-wide. The two men discuss the confederate flag, which many believe to be a symbol of racism and oppression. The President disagreed, saying he believed that for many people:

They love their flag, it represents the South, they like the South.

On renaming bases…

A photograph of a row of men in military dress uniforms.

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When Wallace pointed out that the military agreed with the renaming of bases named after confederate generals, Trump retorted:

I don’t care what the military says.

On polls…

Side by side photographs of Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

Wikimedia / Flickr

Wallace hit a sore spot for the President when he brought up the latest Fox poll, which shows that Joe Biden is beating Donald Trump “by eight points.” According to the poll, more people trust Biden over the issues of the coronavirus, economy, and race relations. Wallace put it bluntly to the President: “you are losing.” Trump responded:

Those are fake polls.

On the cognitive test…

A model head with brain functions drawn on it

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For many viewers around the world, the highlight of the wild Fox Sunday interview was the stand-off between Wallace and Trump over a cognitive test featuring the drawing of an elephant.

Wallace told Trump he had done the same test as the President and “it’s not the hardest test.” The test came up in conversation when Wallace asked Trump to compare himself to Biden; “Who is more competent? Who has the sounder mind”?

Fortunately, the President of the United States assured us: “I watch. I read. I look at the stuff.”

Trump told Wallace “I bet you couldn’t answer the last five questions,” to which the interviewer pointed out that one of these was to “count back from 100 by 7.”

On election results…

Trump at one of his campaign events

Flickr/ Gage Skidmore

Trump told Wallace he felt he had been “unfairly treated.” The latest polls show that Joe Biden is leading Donald Trump on almost every issue.

If, to quote the President, he is “not a good loser”, he may have to brace himself come November. The most chilling moment for many came when Wallace asked if he would “accept the results of the election,” Trump said “it depends.”

Watch the full interview here:

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