What do you get when you cross a mediocre television host with a mediocre presidential candidate?

You get Nicolle Wallace's MSNBC interview this week of former Vice President Joe Biden.

Between Wallace’s many shortcomings as a TV host, a time delay, some apparent technical difficulties, and Biden’s penchant for rambling aimlessly on incoherent tangents, the entire 20-minute-plus exchange is an unmitigated disaster.

I could describe the moment when Wallace stares blankly at the camera, an ear-to-ear smile spread across her face, as Biden apologizes awkwardly for comparing President Trump to a yo-yo. I could also describe the moment when Wallace repeats Chinese Communist Party propaganda, parroting the allegation that it is racist to refer to the COVID-19 virus by its country of origin, as Biden dumbly nods along.

I could also describe the moment when Biden apologizes after asking why Trump cannot just “act like a president.”

But this is one of those cases where you really have to see it for yourself:

Although it is difficult to pinpoint the worst moment in this train wreck of an interview, I feel comfortable saying the low point comes at the very end, where Wallace sends Biden off as if she were a 14-year-old girl in the 1960s and he were John, Paul, George, and Ringo all rolled into one.

“Joe Biden,” the MSNBC host said at the conclusion of the interview, “just a guy in his basement talking to a gal in hers. Thank you for spending some time with us. We're very grateful.”

Biden responded, “Well, thank you … really, any time at all. Thank you very much, Nicolle.”

“Thank you,” said Wallace.

Biden answered, “I'm really pleased to.”

“An open invitation,” Wallace said. “Thank you, Mr. Vice President. Thank you.”

Biden nodded, saying, “Alright, thank you so much.”

“Thank you, sir,” Wallace said for the fourth time. “Thank you for spending so much time with us.”

Remember: This interview was broadcast during MSNBC’s news programming hours. This was supposed to be an actual news interview, not a fan finally getting some real one-on-one face time with her idol. Alas, MSNBC does not respect its viewership enough to see the distinction between the two.