Donald Trump defended his decision to turn a town-hall event Monday night into an unusual, nearly 40-minute listening session of his favorite songs from his campaign’s music playlist.
The event was interrupted by two medical emergencies in the crowd, something that is not entirely uncommon at campaign events.
But it forced Trump to stop the Q&A as people were tended to. Trump stood on stage with Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) as the recorded music played, starting with an orchestral version of “Ave Maria” and then moving to Luciano Pavarotti’s rendition. “Let’s make this a music fest,” Trump said at one point to the crowd in Oaks, PA. “Who the hell wants to hear questions?” I had a Town Hall in Pennsylvania last night.
It was amazing! The Q and 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.
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