{"id":2355102,"date":"2024-10-15T09:58:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T13:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-town-hall-takes-a-turn-for-the-surreal-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-15T10:00:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T14:00:17","slug":"trump-town-hall-takes-a-turn-for-the-surreal-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-town-hall-takes-a-turn-for-the-surreal-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump town hall takes a turn for the surreal &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-town-hall-takes-a-turn-for-the-surreal-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2355102&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-rand-paul-not-ready-to-make-presidential-endorsement-wont-be-supporting-nikki-haley\/\" title=\"Sen. Rand Paul won&#039;t endorse a presidential candidate and won&#039;t support Nikki Haley\">town \u200bhall\u2062 event<\/a> for former President Donald Trump in\u2062 Pennsylvania took a surprising turn when two\u2064 attendees required medical assistance, leading to \u200can impromptu musical segment. \u200cModerated by South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, the event began\u2064 with a Q&#038;A session where Trump addressed topics such\u2063 as housing affordability and small businesses. However,\u200c after initial questions were\u2064 answered, two individuals fainted, prompting Trump to suggest switching to music instead of continuing the discussion. He humorously encouraged the crowd to \u2063enjoy the musical interlude while doctors attended to the stricken attendees.<\/p>\n<p>During the musical portion, Trump \u200bplayed nine songs, including &#8220;Ave Maria&#8221; and \u2062popular tracks from\u200c previous rallies. He \u200dengaged with the audience by\u2062 dancing and shaking hands, with Noem assisting in reassuring the crowd when the second attendee collapsed as well.\u200b The event highlighted Trump&#8217;s varied approach, shifting from serious policy discussions \u2063to a light-hearted musical atmosphere, ultimately prioritizing the well-being of his supporters amidst the incidents.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">town hall<\/a> takes a turn for the surreal<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1835543\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/town-hall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>town hall<\/a> for former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> took a turn after two of its attendees required <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-lost-all-credibility-on-social-distancing-after-biden-celebrations\/\" title=\"Dems Lost All Credibility On Social Distancing After Biden Celebrations\">medical attention<\/a>, prompting the campaign event to turn into a musical show.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Moderated by Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kristi-noem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kristi Noem<\/a> (R-SD), the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pennsylvania<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l3sxCuOExf4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>event<\/a> began with Trump taking questions from preselected attendees for the former president to offer partial answers on his ideas on housing affordability and small businesses. After about 30 minutes of questions, that portion of the event ended and pivoted to music, with Trump jokingly asking the crowd if &ldquo;anybody else would like to faint.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let&rsquo;s not do any more questions. Let&rsquo;s just listen to music. Let&rsquo;s make it into music. Who the hell wants to hear questions, right?&rdquo; Trump said after two rallygoers appeared to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13959313\/donald-trump-philadelphia-music-town-hall.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>faint or collapse<\/a> at the event.<\/p>\n<p>In total, Trump played nine tracks, and he danced and shook hands with people onstage alongside Noem.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A doctor, please,&rdquo; Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l3sxCuOExf4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> of the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fda-used-incomplete-data-to-justify-deregulation-of-chemical-abortion-pills-studies-show\/\" title=\"FDA Used Incomplete Data To Justify Deregulation of Chemical Abortion Pills, Studies Show\">medical incident<\/a>. The crowd remained relatively silent as doctors treated the person. &ldquo;Take your time, doctor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a little bit of a rough one,&rdquo; Trump continued. &ldquo;Our first responders are amazing, the way they can do things so beautifully and so quickly. Thank you. We&rsquo;ll get it taken care of fast. A lot of it is pretty easy to take care of.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump pivoted to talking about the border before focusing on the medical problem again, saying, &ldquo;That looks a little bit bad.&rdquo; Attendees of the event then began to sing &ldquo;God Bless America.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While the man was receiving medical help, Trump said, &ldquo;While we&rsquo;re waiting: So, we had a beautiful evening. And I don&rsquo;t know if they could get this song up quickly, but if they could work really quickly backstage while we&rsquo;re waiting. &lsquo;Ave Maria.&rsquo;&rdquo; The song began to play after, and the crowd started to chant &ldquo;USA.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The town hall resumed after the first medical incident, but minutes later, a second rallygoer appeared to collapse. &ldquo;Ave Maria&rdquo; began to play again.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Noem soon informed Trump and the audience that the woman who collapsed was &ldquo;on her feet&rdquo; and doing better, noting the warm temperature of the room and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/don-lemon-tells-liberals-believe-in-the-science-take-off-your-mask\/\" title=\"Don Lemon Tells Liberals: \u2018Believe In The Science,\u2019 Take Off Your Mask\">telling audience members<\/a> to sit to prevent any more incidents. Trump joked that he enjoyed standing to &ldquo;lose weight&rdquo; and that air conditioning was too expensive.<\/p>\n<p>Trump then asked the crowd, &ldquo;Would anybody else like to faint? Please raise your hand.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let&rsquo;s do it now,&rdquo; Noem added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Well, this is a very strange Trump Town Hall in Pennsylvania. It turned on a dime after two Trump supporters passed out\/fainted\/needed medical attention in back to back episodes that paused the Q and A format for a while.<\/p>\n<p>The Q and A portion never restarted after four questions&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hIgV8HlEhk\">pic.twitter.com\/hIgV8HlEhk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bryan Llenas (@BryanLlenas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BryanLlenas\/status\/1845979703452037352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Those comments then prompted the rest of the music show, and &ldquo;Ave Maria&rdquo; began to play for a third time. Trump also asked his staff to &ldquo;put up&rdquo; his &ldquo;favorite chart,&rdquo; the immigration chart he credits with saving his life during the assassination attempt at his Butler, Pennsylvania, rally in July.<\/p>\n<p>He played many of his favorite songs that are frequently played at his rallies, including &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a Man&rsquo;s World,&rdquo; featuring Pavarotti and James Brown, and Village People&rsquo;s &ldquo;Y.M.C.A.&rdquo; At one point, an aide appeared by his side with a piece of paper, allowing Trump to act as the DJ by picking out a playlist.<\/p>\n<p>During the musical portion, Trump performed some of his signature dance moves and sometimes pointed to audience members, but he mainly swayed onstage.<\/p>\n<p>The teleprompter at the event asked Trump to &ldquo;please do two more questions before music,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/10\/14\/trump-music-sways-town-hall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to<\/a> the <em>Washington Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The safety and well-being of President Trump&rsquo;s supporters is always our top priority. The two individuals who fainted were immediately given medical attention. As President Trump said tonight, they are great patriots,&rdquo; Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> in a statement on the turn of events.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To lighten the mood, President Trump turned the town hall into an impromptu concert. The crowd absolutely loved it and didn&rsquo;t want it to end. The room was full of joy. A truly special night!&rdquo; the statement continued.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris was quick to comment on Trump&rsquo;s event, saying, &ldquo;Hope he&rsquo;s okay,&rdquo; about Trump.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hope he&#8217;s okay. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WGhGteFpjm\">https:\/\/t.co\/WGhGteFpjm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHarris\/status\/1846049221369024700?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On his way out of the event, Trump spoke to attendees to the tune of &ldquo;Memory&rdquo; from the musical <em>Cats<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1835543\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1835543\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s town hall turned surreal as two attendees needed medical help, leading to an impromptu musical show<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2355103,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/kristi-noem-and-trump-event.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5894,43047,38665,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2355102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-politics","tag-surreal","tag-town-hall","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/kristi-noem-and-trump-event.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2355102"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355102\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2355103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2355102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2355102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2355102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}