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1. Lounsbury says:
   Tuesday, 15 October 2024 at 04:32

   You all should ensure this gets properly viralised: the Trump vacancy: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/14/us/politics/trump-town-hall-dj-music.html – Trump as a fascist threat has already convinced everyone it will convince, Trump as a declining old weirdo and bumbler to be mocked… Spacing out a half-hour on stage to music is well into weird territory for old men campaigning for Presidency.

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2. charontwo says:
   Tuesday, 15 October 2024 at 04:42

   The Post version:

   https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/14/trump-music-sways-town-hall/

   Trump sways and bops to music for 39 minutes in bizarre town hall episode

   The scene comes as Vice President Kamala Harris has called Trump, 78, unstable and called into question his mental acuity.

   Updated October 15, 2024 at 1:08 a.m. EDT|Published October 14, 2024 at 11:26 p.m. EDT

   OAKS, Pa. — The town hall, moderated by South Dakota Gov. Kristi L. Noem (R), began with questions from preselected attendees for the former president. Donald Trump offered meandering answers for how he would address housing affordability and help small businesses. But it took a sudden turn after two attendees required medical attention.

   And so Trump, after jokingly asking the crowd whether “anybody else would like to faint,” took a different approach.

   “Let’s not do any more questions. Let’s just listen to music. Let’s make it into a music. Who the hell wants to hear questions, right?” he said.

   For 39 minutes, Trump swayed, bopped — sometimes stopping to speak — as he turned the event into almost a living-room listening session of his favorite songs from his self-curated rally playlist.

   He played nine tracks. He danced. He shook hands with people onstage. He pointed to the crowd. Noem stood beside him, nodding with her hands clasped. Trump stayed in place onstage, slowly moving back and forth. He was done answering questions for the night.

   “Total lovefest at the PA townhall! Everyone was so excited they were fainting so @realDonaldTrump turned to music,” campaign spokesman Steven Cheung wrote on X. “Nobody wanted to leave and wanted to hear more songs from the famous DJT Spotify playlist!”

   As Trump stood onstage in his oversize suit and bright red tie, swaying back and forth, it was almost as if he were taking a trip back to the decades past. Trump’s decision to cut short the question-and-answer portion of the town hall and instead have the crowd stay to listen to his favorite songs was a somewhat bizarre move, given that the election was only 22 days away. It also comes as Vice President Kamala Harris has called Trump, 78, unstable and called into question his mental acuity.

   Some in the crowd began to leave. Some looked around, wondering whether he was done speaking for the night and how much longer the dance — or sway — session would last. Many stayed holding their cameras and watched as Trump took in the music, at times looking over at a screen beside him that showed videos of James Brown singing “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” and Sinéad O’Connor performing “Nothing Compares 2 U.”

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3. charontwo says:
   Tuesday, 15 October 2024 at 04:55

   https://x.com/RhondaLucci/status/1845528752836767960

   Waited 7 hrs to be bussed into the middle of a Coachella TRUMP RALLY. Then abandoned 6-7 miles away from their own transportation at night. TRUMP is lavishing in the knowledge that he can CONTROL these people. And hold their well-being on a whim. Same way he would our country.

   So stranded after show without transport back to the parking area. Maybe after long wait a few busses sporadically showed.

   https://x.com/CulRMartin/status/1845615543765627177

   Fact check: “The Trump rally in Coachella was estimated to accommodate up to 15,000 ppl,” according to the Riverside County Fire Marshall.

   There was only seating for 4,700. There were 10,000 present, max—buses could not handle more than that.

   So, he’s ranting & making shit up.

   Trump claiming crowd of 100,000.

   https://x.com/AntifaWearsPink/status/1845361142513688938

   When the Trump Campaign says, “Coachella” rally, what they really mean is Calhoun Ranch (red), a former manure farm.

   I.e,. a different locale than the site of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Link above includes an aerial view of the two locales).

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4. charontwo says:
   Tuesday, 15 October 2024 at 05:05

   Another aerial view:

   https://x.com/KaJo503/status/1845725656350433347

   I figured out where the three parking areas were that the Trump campaign forced the MAGA goobers to park their cars, RVs, trucks, etc. so they’d get bussed one-way to the venue, then get stranded.

   Anothe map:

   https://x.com/TracyLinco/status/1845534104428921158

   I just did a search to see how far the Calhoun Ranch (Empire Polo Club) & the actual Coachella venue really is.
   I don’t blame the people for being pissed, but hey, they should’ve known better, it’s fkn TRUMP!

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5. charontwo says:
   Tuesday, 15 October 2024 at 05:28

   @charontwo:

   began with questions from preselected attendees for the former president.

   So this “town hall” (so-called) is Trump answering a bunch of questions he wants to be asked.

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6. DK says:
   Tuesday, 15 October 2024 at 07:40

   @charontwo: Yet Trump still couldn’t handle it. Poor old man is exhausted. Took four questions then called it a nigh. Stood there for a half hour, spacing out in bad pancake makeup to bad music. And apparently, attendees were passing out from the heat in the small, poorly-ventilated venue.

   This, after Trump left his rally goers devastated and stranded in the California desert at night for hours on end, because he didn’t pay the bus company.

   If the Trump campaign advance team were Apprentice contestants he’d fire them. But maybe Trump is too elderly and infirm to care anymore. The Trump campaign is cheap, confused, tired, and incompetent — and it starts with the candidate himself.

   The man and his supporters are a danger to themselves and others. They need psych evals, and some need 51/50 involuntary commitment.

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7. charontwo says:
   Tuesday, 15 October 2024 at 07:45

   https://x.com/atrupar/status/1845983782307844590

   “You heard his words, coming from him … Donald Trump is increasingly unstable and unhinged” — oh wow — Kamala Harris at her rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, plays the clip of Trump telling Maria Bartiromo that he would use the military against his domestic foes

   Over 2 minutes clip embedded video above.

   https://x.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1846006472599060867/photo/1

   https://x.com/atrupar/status/1845947366488039493

   I’m going to put together a thread covering the Trump town hall event in Oaks, Pennsylvania. Follow along for clips and commentary.

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8. charontwo says:
   Tuesday, 15 October 2024 at 07:48

   @DK:

   This, after Trump left his rally goers devastated and stranded in the California desert at night for hours on end, because he didn’t pay the bus company.

   I have seen a lot of speculation what happened with the busses, I do not feel like I really have seen an accurate account yet.

   The parking areas were over 3 miles away as the crow flies, must have been longer to walk.

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