Kamala Harris once again questioned Donald Trump’s mental health on Tuesday, October 15, after her rival cut short a campaign meeting the previous evening, remaining on stage for a long time listening to his favorite songs. “Trump seems lost, confused and as if frozen on stage,” commented the campaign team of the Democratic presidential candidate, broadcasting a video of the incident.
Donald Trump, who at 78 would be the oldest American president to take the oath of office if he wins on November 5, responded to questions with a message on his social network, claiming to have obtained “exceptional” results on two separate cognitive exams. “I am in much better health than Clinton, Bush, Obama, Biden and, above all, Kamala,” assured the former Republican president, three weeks before the election.
The bizarre scene, derided by Democrats, unfolded during a public question-and-answer session with voters hosted by the candidate in Oaks, Pennsylvania. The event, in an apparently poorly air-conditioned room, was interrupted when two spectators successively became unwell, requiring the intervention of first aiders. “Does anyone else want to pass out? Please raise your hand,” Donald Trump quipped. Then, after the campaign meeting had only started half an hour before, the septuagenarian suggested: “What if we had a music festival? […] Let’s stop the questions, let’s listen to some music.” The Republican asked for his favorite “playlist” to be broadcast, with tenor Luciano Pavarotti singing “Ave Maria” first.
“Unfit”
Donald Trump is often described as very attached to his favorite playlists, which he enjoys blasting on his private plane or at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. But, here, the astonishment came from the fact that the candidate did not resume his question-and-answer session. “Who wants to hear questions?” he said. The election night therefore took an unusual turn for more than thirty minutes in music, the former president swinging upright, his microphone in hand. “It was different than usual, but it ended up being a GREAT EVENING!” Donald Trump wrote on his network on Tuesday.
Kamala Harris, who will celebrate her sixtieth birthday on Sunday, has several times accused her opponent in the race for the White House of being “unstable” mentally. “This man is weak and unfit” to be president, the Democratic candidate reiterated Tuesday during an interview. His team presents the stories, sometimes very confused, of Donald Trump during his campaign rallies as so many illustrations of a possible cognitive decline of the Republican. Reproaches that he brushes aside. “I will let you know when I lose control, I really think I will be able to tell you,” he once told his supporters.
Donald Trump has ruled out running again in 2028 in the event of defeat on November 5, indicating that this presidential campaign would indeed be his last. During the billionaire’s campaign event on Monday, the public was able to listen to “Con Te Partiro” by Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman, “Hallelujah” performed by Rufus Wainwright, “Nothing Compares 2 U” by Sinéad O’Connor, “An American Trilogy” by Elvis Presley, “Rich Men North of Richmond” by Oliver Anthony, “November Rain” by Guns N’Roses and, of course, the essential disco hit of Donald Trump’s rallies, “YMCA” by Village People. Musical celebrities like ABBA, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Celine Dion and the Rolling Stones have asked the Republican candidate to stop playing their songs during the campaign.