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Kamala Harris on Tuesday weighed in on her US presidential rival Donald Trump’s state of mind and the president after the 78-year-old Republican’s televised town hall turned into a surreal impromptu music session. We pursued the aptitude of
With the U.S. presidential election just three weeks away, Harris’ campaign has begun to actively focus on Trump’s health and mental stability, with the former president appearing “lost, confused and frozen on stage.” As soon as I saw it, I immediately expressed my opinion.
Trump appears lost, confused, and frozen on stage as multiple songs play for more than 30 minutes and the crowd quickly flows out of the venue pic.twitter.com/6r0TE2qCYM
— Kamala Headquarters (@KamalaHQ) October 15, 2024
Monday’s event in Oaks, near Philadelphia, lasted about 30 minutes and was standard in the run-up to the Nov. 5 election, with President Trump fielding friendly questions from supporters about the economy.
But after a pause because of two medical emergencies in the crowd, the music and dancing continued as President Trump abandoned discussion of the election and performed his favorite hits, swaying awkwardly on stage. What followed was a strange 39 minutes.
Today, everyone is sharing the video of President Trump dancing to Ave Maria at City Hall during a disaster, and I personally think this was the best. Once you see it, you can’t see it again. You’ll never look at this song the same way again pic.twitter.com/0msBEQonyw
— AZResist🌵 (@az_resist) October 15, 2024
“Who wants to hear questions?” he said, abruptly ending the Q&A section and telling employees to turn up the volume.
For years, Trump has almost always ended his rallies with a short, jerky dance to the Village People’s 1978 disco anthem “YMCA,” which was his exit song.
But on Monday, the former president remained on stage for nine songs, ranging from opera to Guns N’ Roses to Elvis, alternating between dance moves and standing there staring at the crowd.
“I hope he’s okay,” Harris said of X.
Today, everyone is sharing the video of President Trump dancing to Ave Maria at City Hall during a disaster, and I personally think this was the best. Once you see it, you can’t see it again. You’ll never look at this song the same way again pic.twitter.com/0msBEQonyw
— AZResist🌵 (@az_resist) October 15, 2024
Undaunted, Trump again jumped on Village People at a rally in Atlanta on Tuesday, but he showed up 90 minutes late and made no mention of the previous night’s events or criticism.
President Trump delivered his usual speech focused on illegal immigration, pushing the usual falsehoods and exaggerations about immigrant crimes in Colorado and Ohio, touting the country as being “occupied” by criminal aliens. ”
But any attempt to draw a line under Monday’s strangeness was unsuccessful.
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President Trump called both world wars “beautiful” and claimed he invented the word “caravan.” He explained how he plans to make America great again and launched into digressions about wealthy friends, beachwear, and President Joe Biden.
“I have a lot of friends who are rich. They go here, they go there. It’s really boring,” he begins, blankly. “Nobody cares. They’re wearing swimsuits. They don’t look much better than Biden.”
Opinion polls show Harris and Trump in a close race, and the election will be decided in seven battleground states, with the difference potentially being a few thousand votes each.
The Republican became the oldest person ever to run for president after Biden withdrew from the race following a disastrous debate that raised concerns about his age.
President Trump has not released a recent comprehensive report on his health, prompting fierce criticism from Harris, 59. Harris has increasingly referenced Trump’s age and physical and mental health.
This was the theme of her closing argument when she sat down with popular radio host Charlamagne the God to strengthen her message to black male voters, a part of the constituency that Trump has gained. It became.
After laying out policies to improve the lives of African-American men, she turned to Trump’s rallies and made a point that infuriated him in the September debate: Trump was a “bored” supporter. He reiterated that he had prematurely withdrawn from the rally.
“This man is weak and unfit,” Harris said.
President Trump started the day in a less freewheeling tone at a Chicago Economic Club event, saying he favors imposing “unpleasant” tariffs on trading partners like Mexico to help companies move factories to the United States. said.
“To me, the most beautiful word in the dictionary is tariffs,” Trump said.
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