Kamala Harris is increasing focus on Donald Trump’s mental fitness weeks ahead of the election, following a bewildering town hall on Monday where Trump abruptly abandoned questions to sway to his favorite songs for nearly 40 minutes.
“Hope he’s okay,” Harris wrote on X, sharing a video from her campaign that depicted Trump dancing alone on stage after the event was cut short due to two medical emergencies in the crowd. “Trump appears lost, confused, and frozen,” the Harris campaign said.
The town hall incident comes at a pivotal moment in the presidential election, as concerns about Trump’s age and health have become central to Harris’ campaign narrative. Trump, who is 78, would be the oldest president in history if he wins and finishes another term at 82. After President Joe Biden, 81, dropped out of the presidential race over the summer amid concerns about his own mental acuity, Harris, 59, has turned the issue on Trump.
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Over the weekend, Harris released her own medical records which stated that she possesses “the physical and mental resiliency required to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency.” She’s now ramping up the pressure on Trump to do the same. “I put out my medical records. He won’t put out his medical records. And you have to ask, why is this staff doing that?” Harris said in an interview on Monday. Over 230 pro-Harris healthcare professionals signed a letter dated Oct. 13 urging Trump to disclose his medical history, arguing that his behavior exhibits “alarming characteristics of declining acuity.” So far Trump has declined to do so.
In Trump’s town hall on Monday in Pennsylvania, two people appeared to faint in the hot room. “Would anybody else like to faint?” Trump joked to the crowd. “Let’s not do any more questions, let’s just listen to music. Who the hell wants to hear questions, right?” For nearly 40 minutes, Trump played tunes from…
