Harris responds to Trump's town hall-turned "music fest"

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... The big picture: Trump's campaign hailed the impromptu concert hosted by the GOP presidential nominee who's known for sometimes unorthodox improvisation as "very special," while Vice President Kamala Harris early on Tuesday reposted her team's X post saying he "appears lost, confused" with the comment: "Hope he's okay." ...

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... Driving the news: Trump was holding the town hall at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center and Fairgrounds in Oaks, Pa., with South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem when the first medical incident occurred about 30 minutes into the event.

- - - The Republican presidential nominee asked for "Ave Maria" to be played following the first incident at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center and Fairgrounds in Oaks after calling for a doctor, and an instrumental version of the song was played.

- - - After the second disruption, Trump joked "would anybody else like to faint?" before requesting "Ave Maria" again and saying he wished someone could open the doors.

- - - He then asked for Italian opera singer Luciano Pavarotti's version of the song to be played and for it to be turned up louder, a request that was obliged by his staff.

Zoom in: Trump opted to have more music played, rather than take more questions at the event, as he danced to songs including the Village People's "YMCA" and swayed along to Sinead O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U," Rufus Wainwright's version of "Hallelujah" and Guns N' Roses' "November Rain." ...

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Let's Just Listen To Music': Trump Turns Town Hall Into Concert Prompting Mockery From Harris
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... Former President Donald Trump's Town Hall in Pennsylvania on Monday turned into a more than half-hour-long "music fest" where the former president slowly swayed and danced while the crowd slowly streamed out of the venue, prompting immediate mockery from both Vice President Kamala Harris and her campaign.

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Trump town hall was interrupted by two separate medical emergencies in the crowd, which he blamed on the heat as moderator, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, quipped about the venue being unable to afford air conditioning "in this economy."

Trump called for Ave Maria to be played at first during both interruptions but the former president spoke only briefly after the second person received treatment.

Trump then said: "Let's not do any more questions. Let's just listen to music. Let's make it into a music fest. Who the hell wants to hear questions right? Isn't that beautiful?"

Trump then stood on stage swaying and bobbing to the music while the crowd appeared unsure if the event was over, the Associated Press reported.

After the Village People's "YMCA" was played"usually a song played at the end of Trump's rallies"the former president remained on stage and asked, "Nobody's leaving, what's going on?"

A few more songs were played as the "music fest" segment of the town hall lasted more than 30 minutes, as the crowd slowly streamed out of the venue, and ended only when Trump finally left the stage. ...