Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump participates in a town hall event hosted by Fox News in Cumming, Georgia on October 15, 2024. , Photo courtesy: AFP
Kamala Harris spent much of Tuesday (October 15, 2024) questioning Donald Trump’s mental state and fitness for office, when the 78-year-old Republican’s latest televised town hall led to a surreal, impromptu musical session.
“Hope he’s okay,” the Democratic nominee posted on Instagram.
The campaign of Ms Harris, who has begun aggressively challenging Mr Trump over his health and mental stability, said she appeared “lost, confused and frozen” on stage during Monday’s event (October 14, 2024). “Appeared.
Former President Trump defended the incident in the key state of Pennsylvania, saying it was “very different.”
“It was amazing! The quiz was almost over when people started fainting from the excitement and heat,” Mr Trump posted on his Truth social network.
“We started playing music while we waited and kept it going. Very different, but it ended up being a great evening!”
He took aim at Vice President Harris, who over the weekend released a White House medical report that said she was fit for the highest post, and challenged Mr Trump to do the same.
“With all his problems, it’s a real question whether he should run for President or not! My report is perfect – no problem!!!” Mr Trump wrote.
‘Let’s just listen to music’
For about a half hour, the event ahead of the Nov. 5 election in Oaks, near Philadelphia, was business as usual, as Mr. Trump asked supporters friendly questions on the economy and the cost of living.
But it ended with 39 minutes of bizarre music and dancing as Mr Trump began to move awkwardly on stage after an interruption due to a medical emergency in the crowd.
“Who wants to hear questions after all, right?” He said.
Mr. Trump has made a brief, jittery dance at the end of rallies his signature over the years, almost always to his exit song — the Village People’s 1978 disco anthem “YMCA.”
Although on Monday, he remained on stage for nine songs, ranging from opera to Guns N’ Roses and Elvis, the former president changed up his dance moves while standing in place and staring out at the crowd.
According to polls, Ms Harris and Mr Trump are in deep trouble, and the election is set to be decided by seven swing states, where the margin could barely come down to 10,000 votes.
With just three weeks left, the 59-year-old Democrat is increasingly focusing on Mr Trump’s health and age.
‘Unpleasant’ tariffs
This was the theme of her closing argument when she sat down with popular radio host Charlamagne tha God in an effort to promote her message to black male voters — a segment of the electorate where Trump has made gains.
After laying out his policies to improve the lives of black people, he turned to Mr. Trump’s rallies and repeated a claim that had irked him during the September debate — that bored supporters were leaving his rallies early. Were.
“I’ll tell you what everybody knows, which is that the people who worked most closely with Donald Trump when he was president – worked with him in the Oval Office, watched him play in the Situation Room, his chief of staff , the two secretaries of defense, his national security adviser and his former vice president — all have said he is dangerous and unfit to serve,” Ms. Harris said.
Mr Trump’s own campaign event began at an event at the Economic Club of Chicago, where he said he was in favor of imposing “onerous” tariffs on trading partners such as Mexico so that companies could move their factories to the US.
“To me, the most beautiful word in the dictionary is tariff,” Mr Trump said before heading to a rally in swing-state Georgia.
Mr Trump is now the oldest person to be nominated for the presidency after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race following a disastrous debate, sparking fears about his own age.
He has not released a recent comprehensive report on the state of his health, which has drawn sharp criticism from Harris.
published – October 16, 2024 06:34 am IST