Former U.S. president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a town hall at the Greater Philadelphia Expocenter and Fairgrounds in Oaks, Pennsylvania, on October 14, 2024.
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Kamala Harris mocked Donald Trump’s actions during an unusual campaign event in which the Republican presidential candidate cut short a question-and-answer session and listened to music with the audience for nearly 40 minutes.
“I hope he’s okay,” Democratic candidate Harris wrote to X early Tuesday morning.
The vice president’s tweet was in response to a post on his campaign It seems to be fixed,β it read.
This was one of many posts by social media users that raised eyebrows over a Monday night video showing President Trump swaying to music at an event in suburban Philadelphia.
Meanwhile, President Trump, 78, suggested on Tuesday that Harris was unfit to serve as president because she had mild allergies and hives, which were revealed in health records released this weekend.
But Trump also highlighted Harris’ refusal to release her health records, which she and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, cited when questioning her suitability for office.
Trump’s campaign event Monday night was billed as a town hall where Trump would take questions from South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem.
However, the Q&A portion was interrupted twice due to medical emergencies within the crowd.
At one point, the song “Ave Maria” played over the speakers as Trump and Noem waited for health care workers to treat patients.
After the second interruption, Trump stopped taking questions.
President Trump announced, “No more questions.” “Let’s listen to the music. Let’s make it music. Who the hell wants to hear the questions?”
Republican presidential candidate former US President Donald Trump and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem react during a town hall election event in Oaks, Pennsylvania, US, October 14, 2024.
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He then stood on stage facing the crowd, saying almost nothing, as a series of songs played from the venue’s speakers.
That night’s music viewing lasted nearly 40 minutes.
Songs included include Andrea Bocelli’s “Time to Say Goodbye,” Sinead O’Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U,” Village People’s “YMCA,” and James Brown’s “It’s a Man’s.” It included “Man’s Man’s World” and “” by Guns N’ Roses. Rain in November. “
Trump left the stage while listening to “Memory” from the musical “Cats.”
Trump praised City Hall in a subsequent Truth Social post, calling it “amazing!”
“The Q&A was almost over when people started passing out from the excitement and heat. We started playing music while we waited and just kept going,” he said.
βIt was different than usual, but it turned out to be a great night!β
In another Truth social post earlier Tuesday, Trump claimed he was “too busy campaigning to take time for a health check.”
But he also claimed that he had “delivered them many times already, including most recently, and they were perfect.”
And in another post later Tuesday, he declared, “My report is perfect – no problems!!!”
He told CBS News in August that he would be “very happy” to be released. his medical recordsbut his campaign has yet to do so.
When CNBC asked the Trump campaign for records that Trump claimed had already been provided, spokesman Stephen Chan referred to Trump’s remarks. Saturday’s statement The newspaper said Trump had “voluntarily released updated information” from multiple sources.
He submitted a memo written by Bruce Aronwald, Trump’s personal physician, in November of last year, and two memos written by former White House physician Ronnie Jackson in late July after Trump’s near death. pointed out. assassination attempt At an election rally in Pennsylvania.
“All concluded that he was in perfect health to be commander-in-chief,” Chong wrote.
Aaronwald’s impassioned 11-month letter concluded that Trump is in “excellent health” and likely to “enjoy a healthy and active lifestyle for many years to come.” .
But few details were provided about Trump’s medical history.
Jackson’s memo focused on injuries sustained by Trump when a bullet grazed his ear at a July 13 rally. Mr. Jackson is currently a Republican representing a district in Texas and is one of Mr. Trump’s most loyal supporters.
Harris released her letter on Saturday. white house doctor He said the 59-year-old vice president is in “excellent health” and capable of carrying out his presidential duties.
Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris waves as she arrives at Erie International Airport ahead of a campaign rally on October 14, 2024 in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Dr. Joshua Simmons wrote in a two-page letter that Harris’ medical history includes seasonal allergies and hives, but that he had never experienced severe symptoms.
After taking antihistamines and allergy medication, both problems “improved dramatically,” and Harris no longer requires medication to manage her symptoms other than occasional nasal sprays, Simmons wrote. .
The day after making the recording public, Ms. Harris lashed out at President Trump at a campaign rally in North Carolina.
“He refuses to release his medical records,” Harris said at Sunday’s rally.
She also mocked President Trump’s recent avoidance of an interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes” and refusal to participate in a second debate.
“Why does his staff want him to hide?” she asked. “Is he afraid that people will see him as too weak and unstable to lead America?”
President Trump tried to flip that script on Harris on Tuesday.
He claimed that despite doctors’ glowing assessments of Harris’ health, her medical records were “not good.”
In a post on Truth Social, he falsely claimed that her allergies were a “very troublesome and dangerous situation” and that she “suffers from hives”, referring to hives by its medical name, hives. “There is,” he said.
“These are very serious conditions that clearly impact her ability to function,” Trump wrote.
“Maybe that’s why she can’t answer even the simplest questions from 60 Minutes and other newspapers,” he wrote.
He was referring to frequent complaints about how CBS news programs edited a recent interview with Harris.
President Trump withdrew from the “60 Minutes” interview with Harris before it aired.
Trump wrote, “What the hell is this about? I don’t have a problem with that.” He claimed he had “passed” two cognitive tests and was “much healthier” than the other four recent presidents, “especially Kamala.” .
“Also, I’m too busy campaigning to have time for the remaining 22 days. I’m spending every second of every day campaigning because we’re the radical leftists who are destroying our country. Because we must take back this country from our people,β Trump wrote.
He went on to claim, “Given all the problems she’s having, there’s a real question whether she should run for president! My report is perfect — no problems!!!” did.
Correction: Bruce Aronwald is President Trump’s personal physician. A previous version misspelled his name.