fight for the white house: donald trump s presidency. together we will crush the virus. [ applause ] reporter: against the backdrop of a global pandemic president trump was making his case for a second term. and from the looks of it, no real concerns about an extremely contagious and deadly virus. what the white house was trying to do was say look, we believe that covid s gone and we want you to believe that too. you saw donald trump try to sort of put lipstick on a pig last night with regards to the trump administration s response to covid. we will defeat the virus and the pandemic and emerge stronger than ever before. [ applause ] i have witnessed him make some of the most difficult decisions of his life. reporter: but there might have been an accidental clue that this was not the whole story. thanks to advances, we have pioneered the fatality rate. reporter: pioneered the fatality rate? in fact, president trump and his administration have been pioneer
faced. we will defeat the virus, and emerge stronger than ever before. reporter: hear from the people who were there. i was in the early meetings in the oval office. reporter: in the rooms, where it happened. why does he seem to like putin? this is a cnn special report. fight for the white house, donald trump s presidency. together, we will crush the virus. reporter: against the backdrop of a global pandemic, president trump was making his case for a second term. and, from the looks of it, no real concerns about an extremely contagious and deadly virus. what the white house was trying to do was say, look, we believe that covid s gone, and we want you to believe that, too. you saw donald trump try to sort of put lipstick on a pig last night with regard to the trump administration s response to covid. we will defeat the virus and the pandemic, and emerge stronger than ever before. i have witnessed him make some of the most difficult decisions of his life.
trump, ultimately mean, you have to agree with him, all the time, if you want to keep your job? a president who seemed to thrive in division. whether those who hate him or celebrate him, a look, now, at the moments that defined president donald j. trump s first term. the issues he vowed to tackle. build that wall. repeal and replace obamacare. these massive tax cuts will be rocket fuel for the american economy. those miners, get ready, because you re going to be working your asses off. all right? reporter: the crises he has faced. we will defeat the virus and emerge stronger, than ever before. hear from the people who were there. i was in the early meetings in the oval office. reporter: in the rooms, where it happened. why does he seem to like putin? this is a cnn special report. fight for the white house, donald trump s presidency. together, we will crush the virus. reporter: against the backdrop of a global pandemic, president trump was making his case for