This would be hilarious if it wasn’t so scary. The AP article didn’t mention that Trump needed one of his handlers to come on stage – after 40 minutes – and take him away.
>After offering what appeared to be a closing statement and having his campaign play a James Brown song, Mr. Trump suggested taking another question or two. As the crowd cheered in approval, he said, “let’s go,” but then said he’d play “Y.M.C.A.” and send the crowd home.
>But after “Y.M.C.A.” ended, Mr. Trump seemed a little perplexed. “There’s nobody leaving,” he said. “What’s going on?” The audience cheered, and so the music kept going, as Ms. Noem stood awkwardly by, and many in the audience seemed unsure about whether the event was over.
>Still, as one song became two, then three, many of those in the back of the house began to filter out. As the opening chords of the Guns N’ Roses power ballad “November Rain” played, one of Mr. Trump’s aides, Justin Caporale, came on the stage with a sheet of paper. Mr. Trump briefly reviewed what had been handed to him, and the two chatted briefly. Then, seconds later, Mr. Trump decided he’d had his fill. He waved, pumped his fist, and finally made his way off the stage.
dreamcastfanboy34 on
While dancing next to that botoxed dog killer Kristi Norm the entire time
I wonder how many people it took to come up with the absolutely most gentle headline for this possible.
Cormegalodon on
Every time I see this story they knock off a couple minutes
jamarchasinalombardi on
Detour sounds so fucking quaint.
More sanewashing.
recurse_x on
They needed to reboot the servers
pongomanswe on
Did he do the double jerk motion or has he stopped doing that since it gained such attention?
grimace24 on
Folks this isn’t normal. This man should be nowhere near the Oval Office. He should be in an old folks home drinking Diet Coke with a straw. The fact that his cult are brainwashed to the point they don’t see a man losing his marbles. This isn’t normal behavior.
SBRH33 on
Chump is doing his best Jim Jones impersonation here. The video is pretty wild. Reports have it that Chumps campaign didn’t want to pay for the AC to be run at this town hall.
Why are we still calling this odd? It’s really fucking weird, deranged, and speaks to his ever-accelerating mental decline. The mental gymnastics still being done to paint him in a positive light really need to stop.
qashq on
This was one of the strangest things that I’ve ever seen a political candidate in contention running for office do at a political campaign event by far, but apparently the media doesn’t think so.
whatlineisitanyway on
And not a single mention of this on Foxnews’ website and guessing their TV station either.
DetFrankDrebbin on
Even the way he “conducts” the music is creepy! More like an old school “hot doll” silhouette motion than conducting music.
Appropriate-City3389 on
Did he do his famous double air jacking move for all that time? It would be the most cardio he’s had in decades.
dlchira on
I’m a neuroscientist and I would bet my life that his prefrontal cortex is Swiss cheese. He has *no idea* where he is, what he’s doing, why he’s doing it, or what’s appropriate. Zero executive function or self-restraint.
ETA that the media writing this off as “odd” is infuriating. This is the guy asking for the nuclear codes, actively having a >30-minute-long mental breakdown.
Uberslaughter on
Dementia Don, sundowning on stage while the cult cheers and sways along to the music – so weird.
Hope everyone is registered and planning to vote against this imbecile in a few weeks or earlier if possible.
TheRealTK421 on
Since Biff was there for the *clearly stated* purpose of Q&A, responding to **questions** directly posed by supoorters, it makes uncanny sense – *for him* – to utterly avoid that exact activity.
PlasticPomPoms on
I didn’t know Noem was on tour with him, why isn’t she his VP?
jmpinstl on
Man what the fuck are we doing letting this guy get this close to power again
LeahaP1013 on
WHERE ARE HIS CHILDREN!? This is ridiculous.
StormOk7544 on
Very weird. Like a scene from Curb Your Enthusiasm or something.
Effective-Ice-2483 on
This is only odd until you realize TFG is a Manchurian Candidate who is a figurehead for an influence campaign. We are speedrunning the collapse of the U.S.S.R. Biden is our Gorbachev. Trump will be our Yeltzin without the heroics. Vance will be Putin’s Medvedev in the West. Welcome to WW3.
Ya_Got_GOT on
A vote for Trump is a vote for Vance.
Ande64 on
I’m just waiting for all the responses from the artists whose music he used against their wishes last night. Good God that man is infuriating.
I_like_baseball90 on
If the exact same thing was done by Harris, MAGA world would be going nuts.
But for Mango, perfectly fine and normal.
RMTB on
Abandon the NYT, demand that they stop sane-washing an advanced dementia patient and his many fascist friends who want to use him to win the presidency!
Arubesh2048 on
FFS. Be fucking honest with these headlines. It wasn’t a “odd town hall detour,” that makes it seem funny and whimsical. And it wasn’t “30 minutes,” it was nearly 40 minutes, they keep knocking time off it. It was a demented old man, having a mental meltdown as his brain eats itself, and making a whole crowd of people watch. It was him too cowardly to face unfiltered questions from the public, and also being too narcissistic to admit it. It was him trying and failing to make it seem intentional, when it was just his brain falling apart on him.
This is what we mean when we say the media has unacceptable double standards with regards to Trump. They treat him with kid gloves, constantly sanitizing and sane-washing everything he says and does, in some misguided attempt to appear “impartial.” Well guess what, reality is harsh. It’s not impartial. What do you think they would say if Biden did this? What do you think they’d say if Biden even just did that for a minute? They tore Biden apart for having a cold at a debate. If Biden had a meltdown on this scale, they’d be shouting from the rooftops for his immediate resignation from the presidency.
But because it’s Special Boy Trumpy Wumpy, it’s just a “odd town hall detour” or “bopping and swaying to the music,” or “called off early due to medical emergencies in the crowd.” No, Trump is mentally gone, the lights are on but nobody’s home, he’s cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs. He’s blatantly unfit for office, and our media is failing us by pretending otherwise. It’s like the Daily Prophet from Harry Potter, but worse because the government isn’t leaning on them, the media has just decided to do this on their own, for the sake of their precious Both Sides narratives and the compulsive need to make everything into a photo-finish horse race.
exitpursuedbybear on
NYT reported this?
Ryan1980123 on
Great choice republicans
biffbot13 on
He has concepts of dancing
lastburn138 on
Trump is worthless.
rfs103181 on
He had one of those kanye listening parties.
SS1989 on
“Trump was right about everything”?
Not a cult at all. Creepy, trashy bastards.
noforgayjesus on
So far 40 minutes, then 39 and now it is 30…
VaronDiStefano______ on
The fact so many of his supporters stayed just to watch him sway to the worst music you’ll hear in your life without ever actually saying anything of substance is proof they worship this man. Vote them out and vote them away
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This would be hilarious if it wasn’t so scary. The AP article didn’t mention that Trump needed one of his handlers to come on stage – after 40 minutes – and take him away.
>After offering what appeared to be a closing statement and having his campaign play a James Brown song, Mr. Trump suggested taking another question or two. As the crowd cheered in approval, he said, “let’s go,” but then said he’d play “Y.M.C.A.” and send the crowd home.
>But after “Y.M.C.A.” ended, Mr. Trump seemed a little perplexed. “There’s nobody leaving,” he said. “What’s going on?” The audience cheered, and so the music kept going, as Ms. Noem stood awkwardly by, and many in the audience seemed unsure about whether the event was over.
>Still, as one song became two, then three, many of those in the back of the house began to filter out. As the opening chords of the Guns N’ Roses power ballad “November Rain” played, one of Mr. Trump’s aides, Justin Caporale, came on the stage with a sheet of paper. Mr. Trump briefly reviewed what had been handed to him, and the two chatted briefly. Then, seconds later, Mr. Trump decided he’d had his fill. He waved, pumped his fist, and finally made his way off the stage.
While dancing next to that botoxed dog killer Kristi Norm the entire time
So weird…
Nice title NYT. Do all the heavy lifting. Please.
Gift article: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/14/us/politics/trump-town-hall-dj-music.html?unlocked_article_code=1.SU4.XbE7.DUr6ZGobWJQC&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&tgrp=bth
I wonder how many people it took to come up with the absolutely most gentle headline for this possible.
Every time I see this story they knock off a couple minutes
Detour sounds so fucking quaint.
More sanewashing.
They needed to reboot the servers
Did he do the double jerk motion or has he stopped doing that since it gained such attention?
Folks this isn’t normal. This man should be nowhere near the Oval Office. He should be in an old folks home drinking Diet Coke with a straw. The fact that his cult are brainwashed to the point they don’t see a man losing his marbles. This isn’t normal behavior.
Chump is doing his best Jim Jones impersonation here. The video is pretty wild. Reports have it that Chumps campaign didn’t want to pay for the AC to be run at this town hall.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/trump-town-hall-interrupted-medical-emergencies-crowd-114804059
**WEIRDO**
Why are we still calling this odd? It’s really fucking weird, deranged, and speaks to his ever-accelerating mental decline. The mental gymnastics still being done to paint him in a positive light really need to stop.
This was one of the strangest things that I’ve ever seen a political candidate in contention running for office do at a political campaign event by far, but apparently the media doesn’t think so.
And not a single mention of this on Foxnews’ website and guessing their TV station either.
Even the way he “conducts” the music is creepy! More like an old school “hot doll” silhouette motion than conducting music.
Did he do his famous double air jacking move for all that time? It would be the most cardio he’s had in decades.
I’m a neuroscientist and I would bet my life that his prefrontal cortex is Swiss cheese. He has *no idea* where he is, what he’s doing, why he’s doing it, or what’s appropriate. Zero executive function or self-restraint.
ETA that the media writing this off as “odd” is infuriating. This is the guy asking for the nuclear codes, actively having a >30-minute-long mental breakdown.
Dementia Don, sundowning on stage while the cult cheers and sways along to the music – so weird.
Hope everyone is registered and planning to vote against this imbecile in a few weeks or earlier if possible.
Since Biff was there for the *clearly stated* purpose of Q&A, responding to **questions** directly posed by supoorters, it makes uncanny sense – *for him* – to utterly avoid that exact activity.
I didn’t know Noem was on tour with him, why isn’t she his VP?
Man what the fuck are we doing letting this guy get this close to power again
WHERE ARE HIS CHILDREN!? This is ridiculous.
Very weird. Like a scene from Curb Your Enthusiasm or something.
This is only odd until you realize TFG is a Manchurian Candidate who is a figurehead for an influence campaign. We are speedrunning the collapse of the U.S.S.R. Biden is our Gorbachev. Trump will be our Yeltzin without the heroics. Vance will be Putin’s Medvedev in the West. Welcome to WW3.
A vote for Trump is a vote for Vance.
I’m just waiting for all the responses from the artists whose music he used against their wishes last night. Good God that man is infuriating.
If the exact same thing was done by Harris, MAGA world would be going nuts.
But for Mango, perfectly fine and normal.
Abandon the NYT, demand that they stop sane-washing an advanced dementia patient and his many fascist friends who want to use him to win the presidency!
FFS. Be fucking honest with these headlines. It wasn’t a “odd town hall detour,” that makes it seem funny and whimsical. And it wasn’t “30 minutes,” it was nearly 40 minutes, they keep knocking time off it. It was a demented old man, having a mental meltdown as his brain eats itself, and making a whole crowd of people watch. It was him too cowardly to face unfiltered questions from the public, and also being too narcissistic to admit it. It was him trying and failing to make it seem intentional, when it was just his brain falling apart on him.
This is what we mean when we say the media has unacceptable double standards with regards to Trump. They treat him with kid gloves, constantly sanitizing and sane-washing everything he says and does, in some misguided attempt to appear “impartial.” Well guess what, reality is harsh. It’s not impartial. What do you think they would say if Biden did this? What do you think they’d say if Biden even just did that for a minute? They tore Biden apart for having a cold at a debate. If Biden had a meltdown on this scale, they’d be shouting from the rooftops for his immediate resignation from the presidency.
But because it’s Special Boy Trumpy Wumpy, it’s just a “odd town hall detour” or “bopping and swaying to the music,” or “called off early due to medical emergencies in the crowd.” No, Trump is mentally gone, the lights are on but nobody’s home, he’s cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs. He’s blatantly unfit for office, and our media is failing us by pretending otherwise. It’s like the Daily Prophet from Harry Potter, but worse because the government isn’t leaning on them, the media has just decided to do this on their own, for the sake of their precious Both Sides narratives and the compulsive need to make everything into a photo-finish horse race.
NYT reported this?
Great choice republicans
He has concepts of dancing
Trump is worthless.
He had one of those kanye listening parties.
“Trump was right about everything”?
Not a cult at all. Creepy, trashy bastards.
So far 40 minutes, then 39 and now it is 30…
The fact so many of his supporters stayed just to watch him sway to the worst music you’ll hear in your life without ever actually saying anything of substance is proof they worship this man. Vote them out and vote them away