Trump segued from his over-the-top lie ― perhaps exaggerated for effect or plucked from a fictional stats cavern in his head ― into a promise to renovate the subway and “get the criminals the hell out of there” if elected. Many critics cast a jaundiced eye toward Trump’s reminiscence of being dropped off at the subway.

The former president seemed baffled that "somehow" a woman was performing better in the presidential race than Joe Biden did.