Harris mocks Trump after rally turns into bizarre dance-a-thon

Kamala Harris went after her U.S. presidential election rival Donald Trump's mental state and fitness for office Tuesday after the 78-year-old Republican's televised town hall veered into a surreal, impromptu music session.

Three weeks ahead of the U.S. election, Harris's campaign has begun to focus aggressively on Trump's health and mental stability and was quick to weigh in, saying the ex-president appeared "lost, confused, and frozen on stage."

For about half an hour, Monday's event in Oaks near Philadelphia was standard fare ahead of the November 5 election, as Trump took friendly questions from supporters on the economy.

But a pause for two medical emergencies in the crowd turned into a bizarre 39 minutes of music and dancing as Trump abandoned the discussion of the election to put on his favorite hits, swaying awkwardly on stage.

"Who the hell wants to hear questions, right?" he said, bringing the Q&A session to an abrupt end and telling his people to crank up the volume.

Trump has made a brief, jerky dance his signature at the end of rallies for years, nearly always to his exit song—the Village People's 1978 disco anthem "YMCA."

On Monday, however, he stayed on stage for nine songs, ranging from opera to Guns N' Roses and Elvis, with the ex-president alternating his dance moves with standing in place and staring into the crowd.

"Hope he's okay," Harris opined dryly on X.

Undeterred, Trump was bopping to the Village People again Tuesday at a rally in Atlanta, where he turned up 90 minutes late and didn't mention the previous night's events or the criticism.

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