the fair has always been a major stop for candidates

hoping to win over those crucial voters.

So let's look at how the 2020 Democrats did

in another edition of "World War D."

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The Iowa State Fair.

It's an all-American experience

where you can do everything from win a giant stuffed animal

to deep-fry and eat a giant stuffed animal.

And how do the candidates show

that they can appeal to everyday Americans?

By discussing health care, sharing education policies?

No, no, no, they do it

by shoving a ton of food in their face.

The center of the political universe this week,

the Iowa State Fair.

The 2020 presidential candidates

ready to dive into that local cuisine.

(indistinct chatter)

-Oh, my God. -WOMAN: You like it?

I really like... It's so good.

(woman chuckles)

WOMAN: Oh. Oh, my God, sorry.

Very good.

Corn and hot dogs were meant to be married.

I could eat this at every meal.

Yeah, of course.

Of course de Blasio could eat that at every meal.

Normally he grinds up bones to make his bread.

I mean, come on.

The corn dog is a step up.

The candidate I feel bad for at this event is Cory Booker

'cause, don't forget, he's a vegan.

Yeah. At the Iowa State Fair.

His options are pretty limited.

That's like being a satanist on Christian Mingle, you know?

(laughter)

But it turns out at this event,

the press wasn't only paying attention

to what was going into the candidates' mouths.

They also wanted to see what would come out of their mouths.

And in the wake of the El Paso shooting

and President Trump's racist rhetoric,

the hottest topic was white supremacy.

Frontrunner Joe Biden and the other presidential hopefuls

are flocking to the Iowa State Fair

and they're being asked flat out

if the president is a white supremacist.

Based on his words and actions,

yes, he is a white supremacist.

He can't have it both ways.

He can't keep trying to stir this up,

give aid and comfort,

be embraced by the white supremacists,

and then say, "Oh, but not me."

No. He's responsible.

Enabling white supremacists, as I said earlier,

what other conclusion can you-- can you come to,

that he supports it for some reason? 00:02:19.405 --> 00:02:20.973 line:0% He supports them. 00:02:21.006 --> 00:02:22.575 line:0% Well, that's what I'm basically saying. 00:02:22.608 --> 00:02:23.576 line:0% REPORTER: So say it! 00:02:23.609 --> 00:02:25.545 line:0% I said it!

He supports white supremacy.

-Is he a white supremacist? -So that--

what else can you conclude?

Goddamn.

That, uh... that got aggressive real quick.

Imagine how weird that is. One minute,

you're answering questions about pork chops on a stick.

And then the next thing, you're getting yelled at

to call the president a white supremacist.

"Say it! Say it!"

(chewing) "Hold on, hold on."

You know what that sounded like?

It went from a press conference to a game night with--

you know those friends who take it a little too seriously?

They're just like, "A racist ideology.

Sometimes they wear robes." "Uh..."

"Goddamn it! Just say it! White supremacists!

Say it! Say it!"

Now, coming into this weekend,

former Vice President Joe Biden

had a clear lead in the Iowa polls.

But you know that old story of the race

between the tortoise and the hare?

Well, uh, this was just like that,

if the hare was 76 years old

and kept sticking his foot in his mouth.

Still ahead for us, Joe Biden has called himself--

he has said himself that he is a gaffe machine in the past.

But is that now turning from folksy joke to a real problem?

We have this notion that, somehow,

if you're poor, you cannot do it.

Poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids--

w-wealthy kids, black kids, Asian kids.

No, I really mean it. But think how we think about it.

-Oh. -(groaning, laughter)

I don't know-- I don't know what's worse,

suggesting that poor kids are synonymous with black kids

or trying to cover up his mistake by just listing

as many types of kids as he could

and hoping no one would notice.

"Wh-White kids, wealthy kids,

"Cabbage Patch Kids, Gap Kids,

"New Kids on the Block. Thank you, Iowa!

Thank you."

But-but, look, look, anyone can make a slip of the tongue.

Right? What's worse than a slip of the tongue though

is a weird memory lapse,

and Biden had that, too.

Then, in another comment, he said

that he had met with Parkland students after the shooting

at that school when he was vice president.

But, of course, that was after

he had already left office in 2018.

I watched what happened when those kids from Parkland

came up to see me when I was vice president.

They went... (stammers) S-Some of you covered it.

And you watched what happened when they-- when they went up

in the halls of Congress.

Okay, this is super awkward.

Either Biden thinks he was still vice president in 2018

or he's just invented a meeting

with Parkland kids that never happened.

And, let's be honest, mistakes like this

don't help the narrative that he's too old to run.

Yeah. Because this sounds like the classic grandpa mistake.

You know? Just like, "Oh, you made

"my favorite turkey sandwich.

Come over here and give your grandpa a kiss."

He's like, "Sir, I'm not your grandson.

"I just work at Subway.

But I will take that kiss."

Now, now, with some of Biden's gaps--

with some of Biden's gaffes,

you-you at least knew what he was trying to say.

You know? But this next one was, uh,

a little harder to translate.

Here's another sample from Joe Biden on the campaign trail.

Just watch this.

We choose unity over division,

we choose science over fiction,

we choose truth over facts.

(groaning, laughter)

"We choose truth over facts"?

No, Joe!

What is going on?

Like, I know he calls himself a gaffe machine,

but the machine's going into overdrive right now.

And in case you're wondering, Trump has noticed

Biden's many faux pas and is already using them against him.

Yeah. Uh, the one upside is that Trump is, uh...

well, he's Trump. Yeah.

Because, after Biden said, "We choose truth over facts,"

Trump tried to come after Biden but then messed it up

by misquoting the former VP and fixed it.

And he was like, "Joe Biden just said,

'We believe in facts, not truth,'"

which is the wrong wrong thing.

Like, at this point,

I don't know which one of these guys is going to be president,

but I know neither of them will be able to get through

the oath of office. It's just gonna be like,

"I, Donald J. Biden Trump Joseph,

do solemnly swear to..."

It's just not gonna work out.