Kamala Harris spent much of Tuesday questioning 78-year-old Republican Donald Trump’s mental state and the president’s recent televised town hall that turned into a surreal impromptu music session. He spent his time asking questions about his suitability for the position.
This photo combination shows Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (October 7, 2020, left) speaking at a debate and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump (June 27, 2024) speaking at a debate. ,left). In Atlanta. (AP)
“I hope he’s okay,” the Democratic candidate posted on X.
Harris’ campaign, which has begun aggressively disputing Trump’s health and mental stability, said that during Monday’s event, Trump appeared “lost, disoriented and frozen on stage.” .
Former President Trump defended the event in the battleground state of Pennsylvania as “completely different.”
President Trump posted on his social network “Truth”: “It was amazing! The Q&A was almost over when people started passing out from the excitement and heat.”
“While we were waiting, we started playing music and kept it going. It was very different, but it turned out to be a great night!”
He released a White House medical report over the weekend, slamming Vice President Harris over his suitability for the highest office and calling on President Trump to do the same.
“She has a lot of problems that beg the big question of whether she should run for president. My report is perfect. No problems!!!” Trump wrote.
“Let’s just listen to music”
The roughly 30-minute event in Oaks, near Philadelphia, was a normal run-up to the Nov. 5 election, with Trump fielding friendly questions from supporters about the economy and the cost of living.
But after an interruption due to a crowd emergency, it ended with 39 minutes of strange music and dancing as President Trump swayed awkwardly on stage.
“Who wants to hear questions?” he said.
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.
Opinion polls show Harris and Trump are in a close race, and the election will be decided in seven battleground states, with the difference potentially narrowing to just 10,000 votes.
With three weeks left, the 59-year-old Democrat is increasingly focused on President Trump’s health and age.
‘Unpleasant’ tariffs
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 black men, she turned to Trump’s rallies and made a point that infuriated him during the September debate: Bored supporters were leaving Trump’s rallies. I repeated that I was leaving early.
“Let me point out something that everyone knows, and that is the people who worked most closely with Donald Trump when he was president, who worked with him in the Oval Office and who worked with him in the Situation Room. The people who watched him play, his chief of staff, the secretary of defense, the national security adviser, the former vice president, all told him he was dangerous. , says he is unfit for duty,” Harris said.
Mr. Trump’s own campaign schedule began with an event at the Economic Club of Chicago, where he said he was in favor of imposing “unpleasant” tariffs on trading partners such as Mexico to allow companies to move factories to the United States.
“To me, the most beautiful word in the dictionary is tariffs,” Trump said before heading to a rally in the battleground state of Georgia.
Trump is now the oldest person ever to run for president after President Joe Biden withdrew from the race following a disastrous debate that sparked concerns about his age.
He has not released a recent comprehensive report on his health, drawing sharp criticism from Harris.
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