A normal "town hall" is where a candidate answers questions from those attending. Of course, there's nothing normal about Trump.

First:
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Then he stood on stage for over a half hour while the following played over the PA:

Ave Maria
Time To Say Goodbye
It's A Man's World
YMCA
Hallelujah
Nothing Compares 2 U
An American Trilogy
Rich Men North of Richmond
November Rain
Memory from Cats

There is some question whether "Ave Maria" was repeated 5 times or 6.

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Watching him do this for a half hour would convince anybody he's Presidential material.

The folks who were abandoned in the desert didn't realize how good they had it.

What on earth?

https://www.washingtonpost.com...sic-sways-town-hall/

OAKS, Pa. — The town hall, moderated by South Dakota Gov. Kristi L. Noem (R), began with questions from preselected attendees for the former president. Donald Trump offered meandering answers on how he would address housing affordability and help small businesses. But it took a sudden turn after two attendees required medical attention.

And so Trump, after jokingly asking the crowd whether “anybody else would like to faint,” took a different approach.

“Let’s not do any more questions. Let’s just listen to music. Let’s make it into a music. Who the hell wants to hear questions, right?” he said.

For 39 minutes, Trump swayed, bopped — sometimes stopping to speak — as he turned the event into almost a living-room listening session of his favorite songs from his self-curated rally playlist.

He played nine tracks. He danced. He shook hands with people onstage. He pointed to the crowd. Noem stood beside him, nodding with her hands clasped. Trump stayed in place onstage, slowly moving back and forth. He was done answering questions for the night.

“Total lovefest at the PA townhall! Everyone was so excited they were fainting so @realDonaldTrump turned to music,” campaign spokesman Steven Cheung wrote on X. “Nobody wanted to leave and wanted to hear more songs from the famous DJT Spotify playlist!”

Donald Trump’s staff informs him that a town hall attendee is experiencing a medical emergency. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
Trump has long obsessed over his playlist, and aides have often described him privately DJing on his campaign plane or at his Mar-a-Lago Club patio in Florida. He has also angered music artists — such as Celine Dion — who have requested that he stop playing their music at his campaign rallies.

As Trump stood onstage in his oversize suit and bright red tie, swaying back and forth, it was almost as if he were taking a trip back to decades past. Trump’s decision to cut short the question-and-answer portion of the town hall and instead have the crowd stay to listen to his favorite songs was a somewhat bizarre move, given that the election was only 22 days away. Vice President Kamala Harris has called Trump, 78, unstable and questioned his mental acuity.

Vice President Kamala Harris said Oct. 14 that former president Donald Trump is “increasingly unstable and unhinged” during a campaign rally in Erie, Pa. (Video: The Washington Post, Photo: Justin Merriman/The Washington Post)
Some in the crowd began to leave. Some looked around, wondering whether he was done speaking for the night and how much longer the dance — or sway — session would last. Many stayed holding their cameras and watched as Trump took in the music, at times looking over at a screen beside him that showed videos of James Brown singing “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” and Sinéad O’Connor performing “Nothing Compares 2 U.”

The evening began to take a different trajectory when a man appeared to faint in the crowd. Trump paused his remarks. Attendees fanned the man and began to sing “God Bless America.” As the man waited for medical help, Trump mused: “While we’re waiting. So we had a beautiful evening. And I don’t know if they could get this song up quickly, but if they could work really quickly backstage while we’re waiting. ‘Ave Maria.’” The song began to play.


Trump then resumed. Minutes later, another attendee needed medical attention. Trump stopped again. “Take your time, doctor,” he said, and “Ave Maria” began to play again. Trump then quipped to the crowd: “Would anybody else like to faint? Please raise your hand. Let’s do it now.”

Trump then referred to a chart with immigration statistics that he credits with saving his life: “My all-time favorite chart. And let’s listen to Pavarotti sing ‘Ave Maria.’ They gave me the ‘Ave Maria’ with no voice.” He then pointed to a Gold Star couple whose son was lost in battle, saying: “That’s for your boy, stand up.”

He briefly returned to talking about the election and the importance of winning Pennsylvania. After Noem gave Trump the option of closing “with a specific song” or taking “two more fast questions,” he addressed one of his aides: “So Justin, how about a couple really beauties and we’ll sit down and relax.”

It was time to listen to Andrea Bocelli’s “Time to Say Goodbye.” After listening to James Brown, Trump began to speak again, as if remembering that he was still at an event that was billed as a town hall.


“This is the most important election in the history of our country,” Trump said, once again accusing Democrats of weaponizing elections. But then he went back to his music.

“Those two people that went down are patriots, and we love them, and because of them we ended up with some good music, right?” he asked. “So play ‘YMCA!’ Go ahead. Let’s go nice and loud!”

“Here we go, everybody,” Noem interjected.

The crowd cheered and danced to the Village People song from the 1970s, which celebrates gay cruising culture. Noem put her hands up in the shape of a “Y.” As the song was ending, Trump mouthed the words, “Nobody’s leaving.”

“Nobody’s leaving. What’s going on? There’s nobody leaving. Keep going,” he said, as Rufus Wainwright’s version of “Hallelujah” played next. “All right, turn that music up! Turn that up. Great song!”

Then it was “Nothing Compares 2 U” by Sinéad O’Connor. “An American Trilogy” by Elvis Presley. “Rich Men North of Richmond” by Oliver Anthony. Trump stood and swayed.

As “November Rain” by Guns N’ Roses played, he walked off the stage. He spoke to attendees on his way out, as “Memory” from the musical “Cats” played in the background.

I am beginning to think that a vote for Trump is actually a vote for Vance, who may or may not implement Project 2025 as planned.

…and people were worried that Biden had lost his marbles…

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I am beginning to think that a vote for Trump is actually a vote for Vance, who may or may not implement Project 2025 as planned.

A Vance-friendly Cabinet could apply the 25th Amendment within a couple months, and the people behind Vance wrote Project 2025.

We are seriously in danger of a fascist takeover that may take years and blood to uproot.

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…and people were worried that Biden had lost his marbles…

There are (unconfirmed, of course) reports that his campaign was seriously freaked out by his performance at the "town hall" and are severely limiting his exposure for the final three weeks because they can't keep his mental decline masked; cancelling interviews and sharply limiting his speaking engagements.

He had an interview scheduled with CNBC this Friday that was cancelled.

He's lost his marbles.

https://thehill.com/homenews/c...ris-trump-town-hall/


>>>Vice President Harris and her campaign aides swiped at former President Trump on Tuesday after the Republican presidential nominee cut short a town hall event in Pennsylvania to play songs from his playlist for the crowd.

“Hope he’s okay,” Harris posted on the social platform X, responding to a post from her campaign that included a clip of the rally and described Trump as appearing “lost, confused, and frozen on stage.”<<<<

Crickets…

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Originally posted by jdollar:
Crickets…

Where are all the folks who were so concerned about Presidential candidates' cognitive fitness?

There's bound to be a reason he refuses to release medical records.

Too many Trump posts makes in a row is tell/tale.

It won't be admitted by others here publicly, but I do believe several of us here are backing an MTG advancement to an executive branch position. As I have mentioned previously, I hope either Secretary of Space Force or the Ambassador to the UN. Trump is of course the best avenue for that advancement for MTG, and now Trump's sway/ dance to The Village people has pushed me back towards the center and I'll be voting Trump in November.

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Originally posted by Scott King:
It won't be admitted by others here publicly, but I do believe several of us here are backing an MTG advancement to an executive branch position. As I have mentioned previously, I hope either Secretary of Space Force or the Ambassador to the UN. Trump is of course the best avenue for that advancement for MTG, and now Trump's sway/ dance to The Village people has pushed me back towards the center and I'll be voting Trump in November.

Well, an argument could be made that we've never had an actual Neanderthal as Secretary of the Space Cadets, but that would make her a DEI hire, so...

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Originally posted by Jefffive:

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Originally posted by jdollar:
Crickets…

Where are all the folks who were so concerned about Presidential candidates' cognitive fitness?

There's bound to be a reason he refuses to release medical records.

Same as tax records?

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Originally posted by TomP:

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Originally posted by Jefffive:

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Originally posted by jdollar:
Crickets…

Where are all the folks who were so concerned about Presidential candidates' cognitive fitness?

There's bound to be a reason he refuses to release medical records.

Same as tax records?

Those too.

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Originally posted by Jefffive:

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Originally posted by Scott King:
It won't be admitted by others here publicly, but I do believe several of us here are backing an MTG advancement to an executive branch position. As I have mentioned previously, I hope either Secretary of Space Force or the Ambassador to the UN. Trump is of course the best avenue for that advancement for MTG, and now Trump's sway/ dance to The Village people has pushed me back towards the center and I'll be voting Trump in November.

Well, an argument could be made that we've never had an actual Neanderthal as Secretary of the Space Cadets, but that would make her a DEI hire, so...

You're suggesting bi partisan support for Secretary MTG of Space Force .
Space Force, not Space Cadets . This is serious Man, get it right.

Neanderthals have rights and deserve opportunities.

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Originally posted by Scott King:

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Originally posted by Jefffive:

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Originally posted by Scott King:
It won't be admitted by others here publicly, but I do believe several of us here are backing an MTG advancement to an executive branch position. As I have mentioned previously, I hope either Secretary of Space Force or the Ambassador to the UN. Trump is of course the best avenue for that advancement for MTG, and now Trump's sway/ dance to The Village people has pushed me back towards the center and I'll be voting Trump in November.

Well, an argument could be made that we've never had an actual Neanderthal as Secretary of the Space Cadets, but that would make her a DEI hire, so...

You're suggesting bi partisan support for Secretary MTG of Space Force .
Space Force, not Space Cadets . This is serious Man, get it right.

Neanderthals have rights and deserve opportunities.

They'll always be Space Cadets to me in honor of the President who decided we needed them.

I believe "Space Force" and "Space Cadets" are to different entities established during the Trump administration. The former is supposed to go to Space and the later just occupies space.

Surely one of our MAGA Muppets will come along to defend the Town Hall Singalong......anyone???

Where is a Moderator when you need one?

I loved the look on Kristi Noem's face. She looked like she was trying to corral a wayward kindergarten student that had gone rogue. I couldn't stop laughing. She must have gone home, watched the reruns on the news, and thrown up.

Each of our MAGA Muppets should be forced to learn that little jig they were doing and post a video to this site. Surely Saeed could provide space.

Talk about a clown show.

Jesus, it was staged and he still screwed it up:

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MeidasTouch has been able to identify two of these four constituents, Angelina Banks and Yanni Lambros, as being former MAGA Republican political candidates. In other words, Trump's campaign had MAGA Republican operatives posing as regular voters asking questions as his Pennsylvania town hall event, a move that mitigates his risk of holding a town hall, and reveals the entire event to be a sham.

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I loved the look on Kristi Noem's face. She looked like she was trying to corral a wayward kindergarten student that had gone rogue. I couldn't stop laughing. She must have gone home, watched the reruns on the news, and thrown up.

When she started trying to mimic his hand flapping routine, I was sure they were about to break into the Chicken Dance. It was pretty damn funny, alright.