Check out the most combative moments from Trump’s interview with Chris Wallace.

President Donald Trump had a combative interview with Fox News Sunday Host Chris Wallace, which aired on Sunday in which he downplayed the death toll from coronavirus, defended his previous misstatements about the virus and attacked former Vice President Joe Biden. There are many notable moments in the session that marked the president’s first interview on Sunday morning in over a year. These are some of the moments that stood out.

Wallace verifies the facts of Trump

At one point in the interview, Wallace verified the facts of Trump after he falsely claimed that the United States has the world’s lowest death rate from the coronavirus. Trump was stressing by dismissing the importance of the statistic that the United States has the highest number of confirmed cases in the world, attributing it to increased evidence. As Wallace and Trump discussed the figures, Trump asked his press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, for the statistics. “I heard that we have one of the lowest mortality rates, perhaps the lowest, anywhere in the world,” Trump said. McEnany ended up giving Trump a painting from the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control. The graph shows that “Italy and Spain are worse,” Wallace explains to viewers. “But countries like Brazil and South Korea are better. Other countries with better results, like Russia, are not included in the White House table. “

Elsewhere in the interview, which had been released on Friday, Wallace questioned Trump’s claim that Biden wants to liquidate the police. It occurred during a conversation about violence in cities led by Democratic mayors. “They have been mishandled,” Trump said. “It was always bad, but now it’s totally out of control. And it’s really because they want to pay the police, and Biden wants to pay the police. “It was then that Wallace intervened:” Sir, you don’t. “Trump defended his claim.

“I will be right eventually”

Wallace devoted part of his interview to Trump’s misstatements, including his many statements at the beginning of the pandemic in which he predicted that the coronavirus would soon cease to be a problem. Wallace also highlighted how Trump insisted earlier this month that the virus “was going to go away” at some point. Trump defended his claim, suggesting that his statements may have been early, but will prove to be right at some point. “Eventually I will be right,” Trump replied. “You know what I said, it’s going to disappear.” I will say it again, it will disappear. And I will be right. The president later stated: “I have probably been right more than anyone.”

Trump also played down the severity of the coronavirus, saying many of those who get the virus would heal quickly. “Many of those cases are young people who would heal in one day,” Trump said. “They have a cold and we leave it as proof. Many of them, don’t forget, I guess it’s like 99.7 percent, people will get better, and in many cases, they will get better very quickly. “

Trump dismisses Fox News poll as “bogus”

Trump was optimistic about his reelection prospects in November despite recent polls showing Biden with a dominant lead. When Wallace mentioned a Fox News poll showing the president behind Biden by eight points, Trump dismissed it as irrelevant. “I am not losing, because those are false surveys. They were false in 2016 and now they are even more false, ”Trump said. “I have other surveys that put me in the lead, and we have surveys where I lead. I have a poll that we are leading in every decisive state. “

“I don’t care what the military says”

At one point in the interview, Wallace mentioned Trump’s threat to veto the National Defense Authorization Act because it would include a plan to change the name of the army bases named for the Confederate generals. When Trump defended the movement, Wallace chimed in: “But the military says they are for this.” Trump was not very happy to be interrupted. Excuse me, excuse me. I don’t care what the military says, “said Trump. “I’m supposed to make the decision.” Trump then specifically focused on Fort Bragg. “Go to the community, say how you like the idea of ​​renaming Fort Bragg, and then what are we going to call it? Are we going to name it after the Rev. Al Sharpton? What are you going to call him Chris, tell me what are you going to call him?

Trump refuses to say whether he will accept the election results

Trump refused to agree to accept the election results in November if he loses to Joe Biden. When asked about the possibility that he would lose, Trump said he does not manage to lose very well and said that voting by mail “is going to manipulate the elections.” When Wallace asked if that meant he would not accept the results, Trump said, “I have to see.” When pressed on the subject, he continued to refuse to give a direct answer. “No, I’m not going to say yes. I’m not going to say no, and I didn’t say it last time either. “

“It is not the most difficult test”

Perhaps the strangest exchange of the entire interview occurred when Wallace asked Trump if Biden was “senile” after the president claimed that “Biden cannot put two sentences together.” Trump declined to answer the question. “I don’t want to say that,” Trump said. “I would say he is not competent to be president … He doesn’t even know he is alive.” Wallace later noted that a Fox poll had found that more people believe Biden is mentally healthier than Trump. “I’ll tell you what, let’s do a test. Let’s do a test right now. Let’s go down, Joe and I will do a test. Let me take the same test that I did, “Trump said. The President had previously boasted that he had “passed” a cognitive test. “By the way, I also took the exam when I heard you passed it,” Wallace said. When asked how he did it, Wallace replied, “Well, it is not the most difficult test. They have a photo and it says ‘what is that’ and it’s an elephant. ” Trump was offended by what he said was a “misrepresentation” and insisted that while “the first questions are easy” they become more difficult. “I bet you couldn’t even answer the last five questions.” Wallace then said, “Well, one of them was counting from 100 to seven.”