
Former US President Donald Trump’s Town Hall in Pennsylvania turned into a concert after the event was interrupted twice due to medical emergencies. Trump was seen dancing and swaying to the music as the crowd dispersed.
During a question-and-answer session, the event was interrupted after a person was having a medical issue and a doctor came into the room. Trump requested Ave Maria to be played and an instrumental version of the song was played.
Soon, a second medical emergency interrupted the discussion moderated by South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem. Trump then stopped answering questions and remarked about the air conditioning in the venue.
“They probably can’t afford it, sir, in this economy,” Noem said.
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After the second interruption, Trump 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?”
He joked, “Would anybody else like to faint?” and requested Italian opera singer Luciano Pavarotti’s version of Ave Maria to play. His request was attended and soon the Republican candidate was swaying to the music.
Trump then had some more music played rather than answering more questions at the event. He danced to several songs including the Village People's "YMCA".
“Nobody’s leaving,” Trump said. “What’s going on?”
Other songs that played included at the event Sinead O’Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U,” Rufus Wainwright’s cover of “Hallelujah” and Guns N’ Roses’ “November Rain.”
Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung called the event a "total lovefest".
"Everyone was so excited they were fainting," he wrote on X. "Nobody wanted to leave and wanted to hear more songs from the famous DJT Spotify playlist!"
Democratic candidate Kamla Harris's campaign mocked the former president and shared a clip from the event on X. Trump “acted confused,” the post said.
(With inputs from agencies)