Bent on leaving no stone unturned in a bid to establish himself as a wartime leader combating an "invisible enemy," Trump set out on Tuesday amid a dark time as people wait for the COVID-19 to tighten its grip on the country, while the economy continues to drop drastically.

The day a record number of people died due to the virus, President Trump pointed out that the country is dealing with a plague, further adding that "we're seeing light at the end of the tunnel," CNN Politics reported. Rather than putting minds at rest, the PLOTUS exhibited a wild performance that showcased his personal, as well as political habits that have defined his raucous presidency.

With the United States recording an alarming 1,736 deaths during the day, which is also the newest coronavirus deaths reported in a single day, presidents are expected to offer consistent, level leadership, White House Reporter for CNN Politics Stephen Collinson pointed out.

Sparking concerns across the country, Trump seemed to be planning to restrict oversight of the expenditure of the economic rescue funds by removing an independent watchdog official tasked with monitoring the coronavirus emergency funds. A week before that, Trump removed an intelligence community inspector general, showing signs of using the domestic crisis since WW2 as a cover to grind down restrictions on his power.

The president's acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned following an episode, wherein he called an aircraft carrier captain dismissed for warning about virus infections among his crew "stupid." Later, Trump claimed he didn't see January memos by a top White House official raising alarm about the pandemic, while the president was calling it as a mere threat.

On top of that, Trump announced that he was taking major control over the funding allocated to the WHO (World Health Organization) despite his inability to identify the scale of the coronavirus. Later, Trump announced that he didn't do it. As part of the staff chaos, White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham was pulled out without even been briefed.

New White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, recently thanked President Trump for ensuring that diseases like the coronavirus does not come to the United States again, CNN's KFile reported.

While Trump's economic adviser Larry Kudlow said a business rescue program got off to a bad start as recipients were unable to register funds, Trump celebrated the program's skyrocketing popularity and success. As if that weren't enough, Trump even credited Ivanka with single-handedly creating a staggering 15 million jobs.