-The Trump administration
officially gave up on containing the coronavirus
pandemic, even as the country set
new records for daily cases and the White House faced
its second outbreak. For more on this, it's time
for "A Closer Look." ♪♪ The Trump campaign and its
allies in the right-wing media have been desperate to re-create
the 2016 election by manufacturing fake scandals
and supposed gaffs they think can tank Joe Biden. For example, they thought
they had a golden opportunity to shift the focus of the race
last week when Biden made the shocking suggestion
that we should maybe think about transitioning away
from fossil fuels which are rapidly killing
the planet. -Would you close down
the oil industry? -I would transition
from the oil industry, yes. -Oh. That's a big statement.
-I would transition. The is big statement
because I would stop -- -Why would you do that?
-Because the oil industry pollutes significantly.
-Oh, I see. -Here's the deal --
-That's a big statement. -Well, if you let me finish the
statement -- Because the has to be replaced
by renewable energy over time. -That's maybe the biggest
statement in terms of business, that's the biggest statement
because basically... -Okay.
We have one final question. ...what he's saying
is he is going to destroy the oil industry.
Will you remember that, Texas? Will you remember that,
Pennsylvania, Oklahoma... -Vice President Biden, let me
give you 10 seconds to respond. -...Ohio.
-Trump has no chill. He's like a guy on a first date
saying, [ As Trump ] When we go back
to my place, I hope you remember that I paid for dinner, Janet. Will you remember that?
Will you? [ Normal voice ] There's
something especially pathetic about plaintive Trump. It's like watching
the neighborhood dog that's always barking at
neighbors and rifling through their trash suddenly moping around with a
cone around his neck. [ As Trump ] Will you please
give me a treat, Ohio? [ Normal voice ] Of course,
what Biden said isn't even remotely controversial --
57% of voters say they support transitioning
from oil to renewables, while only 28% oppose it, and let's not forget --
large parts of the west are on fire and sea levels
in South Florida could rise more than a foot by 2045. Trump can deny climate change
all he wants, but it will be very real to him
when Mar-a-Lago is underwater -- you know, literally,
instead of just financially. Although it'll probably be fine
underwater since it already looks like
a castle in a fish tank. "At Mar-a-Lago we offer
first-class amenities like a golf course,
a swimming pool, and free food flakes
twice a day. And if you need a restaurant
recommendation, just ask Old-Timey Diver Man. So Trump struck out
on his one attempt to change the focus of the race. Meanwhile, in that same debate, the president said
the coronavirus pandemic which is currently setting
new case records and raging out of control,
was basically over. -We're fighting it,
and we're fighting it hard. There is a spike.
There was a spike in Florida, and it's now gone. There was a very big spike
in Texas. It's now gone. There was a very big spike
in Arizona. It's now gone. And there are some spikes
and surges in other places, they will soon be gone. I can tell you
from personal experience that I was in the hospital,
I had it, and I got better. -Okay, but that's kind of like
George Clooney telling you a restaurant has really good
service. I mean, they treated me like
a real celebrity. You had the best medical care
in the world and a Army of doctors
around you 24/7 like a NASCAR pit crew fixing up
a '76 Dodge Dart. "Quick, just put some duct tape
on the windshield." Even worse,
as he was saying that, all, every single one of
the states he name checked -- Texas, Florida, and Arizona were seeing major spikes
in COVID cases. Patients in El Paso are being
air lifted to other hospitals because they're at capacity. Nine months into the outbreak, we're sill setting records
for new daily cases with 85,000 on Friday alone, meaning about one in 4,000
Americans got COVID on just that one day,
which is an insane statistic. That's something you'd read on
a really depressing Snapple cap. You know, along with "The
average person spends 2 weeks over their lifetime waiting
for a traffic light to change." Oh, man. That's such a bummer. Oh, wait..
What does this side say? Ugh, diet peach? This much is clear --
Trump White House has given up. While hundreds of thousands
of Americans needlessly die from a virus that can be
contained, the President and his aides
are waving the white flag and telling you
to fend for yourself. Trump's Chief of Staff
Mark Meadows admitted as much on Sunday. -We're not going to control
the pandemic. We are gonna control the fact
that we get vaccines, therapeutics,
and other mitigation. -Why aren't we going to get
control of the pandemic? -Because it is a contagious
virus just like the flu. -At this point, the mayor from
"Jaws" would be an upgrade. At least in that movie,
the mayor was in denial. He wasn't going around saying,
"Look, sharks gotta eat, too. Now help me push these
kids into the ocean!" Since the outset of the
pandemic, it's been clear that the president has no
interest in doing anything other than whining about it. For example,
as the country faces a once-in-a-century cataclysm
that has sickened millions and put many more out of work,
Trump had as added a new refrain to his campaign rallies, which
he repeated over the weekend and again today, complaining
that the media won't stop talking about COVID. -We're rounding the turn. You know, all they want to talk
about is COVID. By the way, on November 4th,
you are won't be hearing so much about it. COVID, COVID, COVID. COVID! Today, let's talk about COVID. -That's all I hear about now. That's all I hear.
Turn on television, COVID, COVID, COVID,
COVID, COVID, COVID. A plane goes down,
500 people dead, they don't talk about it. COVID, COVID, COVID, COVID. By the way, on November 4th,
you won't hear about it anymore. [ Cheers and applause ] COVID! COVID! Please don't go and vote, COVID. -What's up with that voice? Why is he shouting
the word "COVID" like a suburban stepdad calling
his teenage son down for dinner? COVID! COVID?! Dinner's ready. COVID! I made jambalaya!
COVID?! COVID! COVID!! Well, then why did he leave? Why did your real father leave,
COVID?! [ Laughter ] [Mouthing]
"Oh, that was my fault? Will you go get him? You go get him!" [ Normal voice ] COVID?! COVID! I'm -- [ Chuckles ] As he was saying that, the White House was dealing with
a second COVID outbreak, this time in the
Vice President's office. About 800 Americans
are dying a day. Of course, of course
it's the number-one story. If that fake plan crash
you made up was happening every single day, then that
would be the main story, too. No matter what's going on in the
world, Trump will only be happy if every time you turn on
the evening news, the top story is
"Handsome President Wows Nation With Dance Moves."
When if anything, he looks like a serial killer trying to wiggle
out of a straight jacket. My favorite is when he moves
his arm back and forth like he's softly fighting off
an old mugger. [ Old man voice ]
Unh! Give me your wallet. [ As Trump ] I'm not
gonna let you do that. That's a dance you're doing when
you're trying on a new jacket. Just want to make sure I can get
stuff off a high shelf. Also, why are you making up
a fake plane crash? Is this the same plane that had
all your imaginary anarchist thugs on it, too? -We had somebody get on a plane
from a certain city this weekend, and in the plane
it was almost completely loaded with thugs wearing these
dark uniforms, black uniforms with gear
and this and that. The person was on a plane,
said that there were about Six people like that person,
more or less, and what happened is the entire
plane filled up with the looters, the anarchists,
the rioters, people that obviously were
looking for trouble. -[ As Trump ] They were
wearing dark uniforms, and to cover their tracks,
they crashed the plane and parachuted to safety. I saw it in a documentary
about The Batman. We love The Batman,
don't we, folks? Don't we?
'Cause he's got the cape, he's got the cowl,
the whole deal. Suburban women,
they love The Batman. We've had more Batmen under
my administration than any other in history. Obama only had the one Batman,
so rude. So rude, his Batman.
Yelled at the sound guy. [ Laughter ] Have you seen Obama's Batman
lately? Gained a lot of weight.
Fat Batman now. Not my Batman. [ Normal voice ] COVID!
[ Chuckles ] This may be a rhetorical change, but it's not really much
of a change in policy since the Trump White House
has from the beginning decided to forfeit and let
the virus run rampant across the country. Just last week,
Dr. Anthony Fauci said he hadn't spoken directly
with President Trump in a while and added that Trump
stopped going to coronavirus task force
meetings months ago. -When was the last time you
had the president at one of these task force
meetings? -At a task force meeting,
that was several months ago. -Donald Trump? Why, I haven't
heard that names in years. Poor guy must feel like
Kevin Smith's stylish. Just please try the long pants.
It's winter, Kevin. Oh, look at this.
This is when Kevin Smith was on. He gave us a joint.
[ Chuckles ] We still have it. Thank you, Kevin. That's right.
Trump hasn't been to a coronavirus task force meeting
in several months. I guess he's been too busy,
I don't know, sparring with an invisible
punching bag. Months ago, Trump decided
instead of providing any leadership at all,
he just lets states fend for themselves and then
blame the so-called blue states for doing a bad job, which,
A, isn't even true, and B, is disgusting.
I mean, can you imagine Barack Obama telling a red state to go screw itself
during a crisis? You can't. [ As Barack ] Idaho?
More like, uh, Ida-no! [ Laughter ] You say potato,
I say, uh [bleep] off. [ Laughter ] [ Normal voice ] But until now,
the Trump White House has at least lied and pretended
their goal was to contain the virus, proclaiming victory
multiple times over the course of the outbreak. -Thanks to President Trump's
historically aggressive containment efforts,
we've actually contained the spread of this virus
here in the United States. -We have contained this.
We have contained this. I won't say airtight,
but pretty close to airtight. -So far, it looks relatively
contained, and we don't think
most people -- I mean, the vast majority of Americans
are not at risk for this virus. -It is being contained. Do you not think
it's being contained? -I'm not a doctor.
I'm a lawyer. -Well, you said it's not being
contained. So are you a doctor or lawyer when you say
it's not being contained? That's false. You just said
something that's not true. -The virus is spreading.
-Missed you, Kellyanne. No one was better at being wrong and condescending
at the same time. She's like the Dowager Countess if Maggie Smith was from
Long Island and flunked out
of community college. [ Posh accent ] I like my tea
served the proper way, with gin, rum, vodka,
and tequila. I hope that tape gets replayed
over and over for the rest
of Kellyanne's life. She's like a pilot
on the Hindenberg saying, "Do you not thing we're landing
safely? Are you a pilot?" [ Mimics fire extinguisher
hissing ] "Oh, the humanity? I think we're a little tired
of that sentiment." It's been clear from day one
that the president and his party don't care about the hundreds
of thousands of Americans who have died and the millions
more who have gotten sick and lost their jobs. They were willing to stomach
all of that for a 6-3 conservative
super majority on the Supreme Court. Trump and his aides are
surrendering to the virus and telling Americans
you're on your own. So I guess if you live
in a swing state and you're watching this,
I would just like to say... -Will you remember that, Texas? Will you remember that,
Pennsylvania? -This has been "A Closer Look." ♪♪ -God's Love We Deliver
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