Harris mocks Dancin’ Don after bizarre Trump rally

After the 78-year-old Donald Trump’s latest televised town hall veered into a surreal, impromptu music session, the Vice-President questioned his mental state | WATCH

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem and Donald Trump dance to YMCA at a campaign town hall in Oaks, Pennsylvania. Picture: AP

Kamala Harris has questioned Donald Trump’s mental state and fitness for office after the 78-year-old Republican’s latest televised town hall veered into a surreal, impromptu music session.

“Hope he’s OK,” the Democratic candidate posted on social media.

Ms Harris’s campaign, which has begun to aggressively challenge Mr Trump on his health and mental stability, said he appeared “lost, confused, and frozen on stage” during the event on Monday (Tuesday AEDT).

Mr Trump defended the event in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania, saying it was “so different. It was amazing! The Q&A was almost finished when people began fainting from the excitement and heat.

“We started playing music while we waited, and just kept it going. So different, but it ended up being a GREAT EVENING!”

He hit out at Ms Harris, who released a White House medical report at the weekend that said she was fit for the highest office and challenged Mr Trump to do the same.

“With all of the problems that she has, there is a real question as to whether or not she should be running for President! MY ­REPORT IS PERFECT – NO PROBLEMS!!!” he wrote on social media.

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

But it ended with a bizarre 39 minutes of music and dancing as Mr Trump swayed awkwardly on stage following interruptions because of medical emergencies in the crowd. “Who the hell wants to hear questions, right?” he said.

Mr 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, he stayed on stage for nine songs, ranging from Sinead O’Connor’s Nothing Compares 2 U, Rufus Wainwright’s cover of Hallelujah and Guns N’ Roses’ November Rain, with Mr Trump alternating dance moves with standing and staring into the crowd.

Ms Harris and Mr Trump are in a dead-heat, according to polls, and the election is set to be decided by seven swing states where the margins could come down to barely 10,000 votes each.

With only three weeks to go, the 59-year-old Democrat has increasingly been homing in on Mr Trump’s health and age.

AFP