The next debate between
Donald Trump and Joe Biden was supposed to take place
next Thursday. But then one of the candidates let himself get infected
with a deadly virus. We don't need to get into who, but either way,
that changed everything. Commission
on Presidential Debates just announced
that the second scheduled debate between President Trump
and Joe Biden will be virtual. It'll be a virtual debate
in the form of a town meeting. The Biden campaign
says the former vice president will participate
in a virtual debate. But President Trump
just moments ago said no. TRUMP: I'm not gonna waste
my time on a virtual debate. That's not what debating's
all about. You sit behind a computer
and do a debate. It's ridiculous. And then they cut you off
whenever they want. (chuckles)
Oh, man. You got to love Trump sometimes. He's just openly admitting that
he won't do a virtual debate because they'd make him
follow the rules? "Can you imagine a debate "where you stop talking
when your time is up? That's not a world
I want to live in." Now, to be honest,
Trump hating Zoom is maybe the most relatable
thing that he has done since he became president. But if Trump didn't want to do
a virtual debate, you know what
he could have done? Not gotten coronavirus,
mother(bleep)! That was an option. Yeah. You can't get coronavirus and then get mad
when they switch things up so that your ass doesn't give
everybody coronavirus like you. Now, it's still unclear what's
gonna happen with this debate. Biden said
that he'll hold a town hall on his own that night, and the Trump campaign
is pushing to move the debate schedule
back a week so they can be in person again,
but who knows? In a way, I'm not surprised
at all by Trump's reaction here. If he understood
how the coronavirus works and if he actually cared
about not spreading it, he would want to do
a virtual debate. Unfortunately, neither
of those things seem to be true, which Trump
made abundantly clear once again in an interview today. BARTIROMO:
Look, I want to go back to-to the coronavirus
for a moment now. You say you feel great, but the media is out there
saying, well, you're contagious. Do you feel that you are? TRUMP: No, I don't think
I'm contagious, but we still... BARTIROMO: ...if you're saying
you're ready to go to a rally? TRUMP: I don't think
I'm contagious at all. Well, first of all,
if I'm at a rally, I stand by myself
very far away from everybody. Remember this.
When you catch it, you get better, and then
you're immune. You know? -BARTIROMO: So, how...
-TRUMP: As soon as everything goes away for me, you're immune. First of all,
props to Maria Bartiromo for the hard-hitting questions. "Do you feel
that you are contagious?" (exhales)
That was journalism. But, also,
what in God's good name is Trump talking about? When you catch it, you get better,
and then you're immune? There are 210,000 people
in this country who will definitely disagree
with that statement. Sometimes I wonder
if this is the president talking or if the coronavirus has
just taken control of his brain. "It's actually fun
to get infected with me. "I mean, with coronavirus. "Trust me, guys,
getting infected with me-- "I mean, with coronavirus-- is a great thing." And, look, I'm glad that Trump seems to be
recovering from his illness, mostly because,
if COVID beat him, then it would become president. You know? Wakanda-style. But I kind of wish that
there was a symptom of COVID that left people unable
to open their mouths. Because ever since Trump
came out of the hospital, he's been talking like he's
some kind of medical expert, which
he most definitely is not. Hi. Perhaps you recognize me. It's your favorite president, and I'm standing
in front of the Oval Office at the White House. I wasn't feeling so hot. And within a very short period
of time, they gave me Regeneron.
It's called Regeneron. And other things, too.
But I think this was the key. But they gave me Regeneron, and it was, like, unbelievable. I felt good immediately. We have...
medicines right now. And I call 'em a cure. I went into the hospital
a week ago. I was very sick. And I took this medicine, and it was incredible. It was incredible. I w-- I could've walked out
the following day. We're gonna make them available
immediately. We're taking care
of our seniors. You're not vulnerable, but
they like to say the vulner-- But you're the least vulnerable. But, for this one thing,
you are vulnerable. Ah. It's always nice to get a clear public health
message from the president. "Seniors are not vulnerable, "but they're also
the most vulnerable, "but they're
totally invulnerable. "I think I nailed it, guys. "In the second take.
One take. "That's what I do.
I beat it, I kill it, just like I did with corona,
baby." (coughing) By the way,
how messed up is it that Trump spent months
telling everyone to take hydroxychloroquine but then, when he actually had
the chance to take it, he dumped it
for a younger, hotter drug? Hydroxychloroquine
is probably scrolling through Instagram right now,
like, "Oh, I get it. "You're with Regeneron now?
Okay, okay. I'm happy for you, Trump." But this is crazy, guys. Trump thinks that,
because he got better, he found a miracle cure and coronavirus
isn't a problem anymore? I mean, that's a pretty
dangerous thing to tell people. Honestly, the only
medically appropriate thing about these videos
is that, clearly, Trump's staff locked him out of
the White House for two weeks. So, there's nothing responsible
or presidential about what Trump is doing
right now. But the good news is,
if he loses in November, this man has definitely got
a backup career hosting infomercials. -(upbeat music playing)
-Hi. Perhaps you recognize me. -It's your favorite president.
-(blowing) I got back a day ago
from Walter Reed Medical Center. -I went in. I wasn't feeling
so hot. -(foghorn blows) And within a very short period
of time, they gave me Regeneron.
It's called Regeneron. And it was, like, unbelievable. -It just made me better.
-(wheezes) Okay? I call that a cure. I want to get for you
what I got. And I'm gonna make it free. I think this was a blessing
from God that I caught it. Because I feel great. You're gonna get better.
You're gonna get better fast, just like I did. So, again,
a blessing in disguise. Good luck.
