Kamala Harris on Tuesday cast doubt on Donald Trump's mental state, after the 78-year-old Republican's latest televised town hall veered into a bizarre, impromptu music session.
“I hope he's okay,” the Democratic candidate posted on X's website.
Harris' campaign, which has begun to aggressively challenge Trump on his health and mental stability, said during the event late Monday he appeared “lost and confused.”
Trump campaign spokesman Stephen Cheung announced that instead “something very special” happened between the billionaire and the crowd.
For about a half-hour, the event near Philadelphia in the key swing state of Pennsylvania was standard fare ahead of the Nov. 5 election: Trump took friendly questions from supporters about the economy and the cost of living.
The session was moderated by his loyal right-wing ally, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, and Trump was present on the plane, even though he missed the election date by two months, and urged his supporters to vote “on January 5th.”
After the town hall paused for two members of the public who needed medical attention, Trump then shifted focus.
Trump jokingly asked if “anyone else wants to faint,” to which he replied, “Let's not ask any more questions.”
“Let's just listen to the music. Let's turn it into music. Who the hell wants to hear questions, right?” Trump said.
And so they did: For more than half an hour, Trump's playlist blared as the candidate mostly stood on stage listening and slow dancing.
Trump has done the short, jerky dance that has been his signature at the end of rallies for years, almost always to his exit song — the Village People's 1978 disco anthem “YMCA.”
However, Monday remained on stage for nine songs, ranging from opera to Rufus Wainwright's rendition of “Hallelujah,” Elvis and, of course, “YMCA.”
His dance routine expanded from the familiar jerky movement to slow swaying. However, more often than not, he was not dancing, but rather standing still, staring into the crowd and occasionally pointing at people.
Trump is the oldest candidate ever
Harris and Trump face stiff competition, according to exit polls, and the election is set to be decided by seven swing states where margins could fall to 10,000 votes each.
On Tuesday, Trump is scheduled to discuss the economy in Chicago and hold a rally in Georgia, a swing state. Harris was interviewing popular radio host Charlemagne of God in an attempt to reinforce her messages to black male voters, a portion of the electorate for whom Trump has made gains.
With only three weeks to go, Harris began talking about Trump's health and age.
She will turn 60 on Sunday, and last weekend released a medical report in which the White House physician declared her to be in “excellent health,” with the “physical and mental resilience” to serve as president.
Trump, who is the oldest person ever to be nominated to run for the presidency, did not issue a recent comprehensive report on his health, which sparked severe criticism from Harris.
Her campaign immediately pounced on the town hall episode, posting a video on
In a series of posts on his Truth Social platform just before 1 a.m. after the Pennsylvania town hall, Trump criticized Harris.
He announced that he was in much better health than the previous four US presidents and was apparently “too busy campaigning” to undergo a new health test.
He called Harris “desperate” for saying he should report to the American people and said “she's dying to see her blood cholesterol (and it's 180!).”