Former President Trump stopped taking questions during a town hall event with supporters in battleground Pennsylvania on Monday night after two lengthy interruptions due to medical episodes.
Instead, the former president decided to perform some of his favorite songs in front of the crowd.
President Trump held an event in Oaks, Pennsylvania, with Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, who had previously been floated as a running mate, and reiterated that the commonwealth is the key to winning the November election. The Republican presidential candidate fielded questions from five of his supporters about his agenda, which primarily focused on immigration and cost-cutting.
However, two separate responses were called off after an attendee in the crowd required medical attention. While waiting to proceed, Trump asked his staff to play Schubert's “Ave Maria,” one of his favorite songs, over the speakers.
After the second interruption lasted several minutes, the former president said he asked security to open the doors to the venue to reduce the heat inside.
“Does anyone else want to pass out?'' Raise your hand,'' President Trump jokingly said after a second person was helped to his feet.
He stated that he would like the staff to play more of his music instead of continuing to ask questions. They responded by playing Andrea Bocelli and Luciano Pavarotti's “Time to Say Goodbye” and James Brown's “It's a Man's Man's Man's World.”
“If you don't mind, I'd like to ask you one or two more questions,” Trump said, drawing cheers from the crowd, but then changed his mind. “How about this? I'm going to play 'YMCA' and go home.” ”
“YMCA” blared from the speakers, and the music continued even after many attendees remained indoors. Trump and Noem took the stage as songs such as “Hallelujah,” “Nothing Compares 2 U” and “Rich Men North of Richmond” played.
“Something very special is happening right now at Trump City Hall in Pennsylvania,” Trump campaign spokesman Stephen Chan posted on social platform X.@realDonaldTrump He's unlike any other politician in history, which is great. ”
Before the music started, President Trump urged his supporters to vote and hinted multiple times that Pennsylvania could be the most important battleground.
“But let me just say the bottom line,” Trump said. “We're going to win Pennsylvania, we're going to beat this great commonwealth, we're going to win the whole ballgame. It's a very important place.”
In fact, experts have cited Pennsylvania as the likely deciding state in November's election. Both Trump and Vice President Harris will have a hard time winning 270 electors without the Keystone states' 19 electors, but both sides argue there are multiple paths to victory. I am doing it.
While Trump was gathering with supporters in the Oaks, Harris was holding a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania. The county is among the leading counties that supported Trump in 2016 and President Biden in 2020. She accused the former president of suggesting in a recent interview that: The military could suppress protests by his critics.
The difference between Trump and Harris in the state is less than 1 percentage point, according to an average of Hill/Decision Desk polls.
