Donald Trump holding a town hall in Pennsylvania with 3 weeks to go before the election makes sense — but spending more than half an hour swaying to music, instead of taking questions from voters … well, that’s a different story.
Maybe the former president’s just feeling so confident about his chances in the crucial battleground state that he thought a dance party was more effective than addressing the crowd that gathered Monday evening in Oaks, PA — but there he stood, dropping all of his meme-tastic moves.
For a mind-boggling 39 minutes, Trump grooved — swayed, really — to a weird playlist … including “Ave Maria,” “Time to Say Goodbye,” “Hallelujah” and “Nothing Compares 2 U.” Hardly upbeat disco hits.
If this sounds, and looks bizarre, on video … imagine how folks in the venue felt. Many of them filed out during the music.
Even Trump’s devoted supporter South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem — who was supposed to be moderating the town hall discussion — seemed confused as she had to pivot to become a party MC. Check out her face when Trump called for the DJ to play his fave, “YMCA,” really loud.
He finally exited to Guns N’ Roses’ “November Rain” … and did get off the stage and mingle with some of the remaining supporters at the end.
As with any political rally these days, there are 2 views of Trump’s dance fever — Democrats think it’s a sign of his cognitive decline, while Republicans think it was a brilliant move … in response to 2 people in the crowd suffering medical emergencies.
Of course, that makes the choice to play, “Time to Say Goodbye” questionable.
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Anybody else feeling like November 5 can’t come soon enough? Buckle up, things are gonna get weirder.