"Hope he's okay" - Harris mocks Trump during town hall music interlude, while stonewalling on health records.
- Trump attacked Harris for having seasonal allergies while refusing to release his own medical records.
- Harris and her running mate, Walz, have intensified their criticism of Trump's fitness to be president.
- Trump's campaign event in Pennsylvania, where a planned Q&A was replaced with listening to music, drew criticism from Harris.
At an unusual campaign event, Donald Trump was mocked by Kamala Harris for cutting short a question-and-answer session to listen to music with the crowd for nearly 40 minutes.
On early Tuesday morning, Harris, the Democratic nominee, wrote, "I hope he's okay."
The vice president's tweet was responding to a post from her campaign account, which stated that Trump seemed disoriented, bewildered, and immobile on stage as several songs played for over 30 minutes and the audience left early.
Many social media users raised eyebrows after seeing a video from Monday night of Trump swaying to music at an event outside Philadelphia.
Trump remained firm in his refusal to disclose his health records, which Harris and Walz have referenced in questioning his suitability for the presidency.
On Monday night, Trump's campaign hosted a town hall with South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, where Trump would answer her questions.
The medical emergencies in the crowd disrupted the Q&A portion twice.
As they waited for medical workers, "Ave Maria" played on the speakers during a meeting between Trump and Noem.
After the second interruption, Trump stopped taking questions.
"Let's not ask any more questions," Trump declared. "Let's just listen to music. Let's turn it into a song. Who wants to hear questions, anyway?"
He stood onstage facing the crowd, mostly silent as a succession of songs blasted through the speakers.
The music-listening portion of the evening went on for nearly 40 minutes.
The songs featured in the list are "Time to Say Goodbye," "Nothing Compares 2 U," "Y.M.C.A.," "It's a Man's Man's Man's World," and "November Rain."
As "Cats" played, Trump exited the stage to the tune of "Memory."
In a subsequent Truth Social post, Trump praised the town hall as "amazing!"
As the Q and A session neared its end, some individuals started fainting due to excitement and heat. We then began playing music to pass the time, and continued doing so until the session ended.
"So different, but it ended up being a GREAT EVENING!"
In other Truth Social posts early Tuesday, Trump stated that he was "too busy campaigning" to attend medical exams.
He also claimed that he had previously given them flawless responses on multiple occasions, including recently.
In another post on Tuesday, he declared, "My report is perfect - no problems!"
Although he stated in August that he would willingly share his medical records with CBS News, his campaign has not yet released them.
CNBC requested the records that Trump claims he has already provided, and spokesman Steven Cheung responded by referring to Trump's statement from Saturday, stating that he has "voluntarily released updates" from multiple sources.
In November, he referenced a note from Trump's personal physician, Bruce Aronwold, and two memos penned in July by former White House physician Ronny Jackson following Trump's narrow escape from an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania campaign rally.
"It has been concluded that he is in perfect and excellent health to be Commander in Chief," wrote Cheung.
Aronwold's 11-month-old letter stated that Trump is in excellent health and is likely to lead a healthy lifestyle for years to come.
But it offered few details about Trump's medical history.
One of Trump's most loyal supporters, Jackson, is a Republican congressman who focused on the injury Trump sustained when a bullet grazed his ear at the July 13 rally in his memos.
On Saturday, the White House doctor released a letter stating that Vice President Harris is in "excellent health" and able to perform the responsibilities of the presidency.
Dr. Joshua Simmons wrote in a two-page letter that Harris has seasonal allergies and hives, but she has never had severe symptoms.
Simmons wrote that after taking antihistamines and allergy medications, Harris's symptoms improved dramatically, allowing her to manage them with only occasional nasal sprays.
The day after releasing her records, Harris criticized Trump at a campaign rally in North Carolina.
On Sunday at a rally, Harris stated that he is unwilling to disclose his medical records.
She also ridiculed Trump for evading an interview with "60 Minutes" and refusing to debate her again.
"What is the reason behind his staff's desire for him to conceal himself? Is it because they fear that others will perceive him as inadequate and unfit to lead the country?"
Trump tried to flip that script on Harris on Tuesday.
Despite her doctor's positive evaluation of her health, he claimed that her medical report was "not good."
In a Truth Social post, he falsely stated that her allergies were a "messy and dangerous situation," and referred to hives as urticaria, implying that she suffered from them.
Trump wrote that these conditions have a significant impact on her ability to perform.
He wrote that maybe it's because she can't answer even the simplest of questions asked by 60 Minutes and others.
He frequently complained about how CBS edited their recent interview with Harris.
Before Harris' interview on "60 Minutes" aired, Trump decided not to participate in the scheduled interview.
"I don't have these problems," Trump wrote. He claimed that he had "aced" two cognitive exams and that he was "far healthier" than the four other most recent presidents, "but especially, Kamala."
Trump wrote, "I am too busy campaigning to take time from the remaining 22 days, as I am using every hour of every day to campaign, because we must take back our country from the radical left people who are destroying it."
Despite the challenges she faces, there is a doubt about her suitability for the presidency. My report is flawless - no issues!
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