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Trump town hall ends with 'musical-fest' while he stands on stage

  • Bias Rating

    -22% Somewhat Liberal

  • Reliability

    50% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    -66% Medium Liberal

  • Politician Portrayal

    12% Positive

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

91% : On Tuesday, Trump, posting on his Truth social, called the evening "amazing.
86% : Trump joked about the heat in the room: "Personally, I enjoy this.
66% : "Nice to have imagin- isn't it a nice thing to have imagination?"Trump remained on stage for more than half an hour while an array of songs played, including "Hallelujah" as performed by Rufus Wainwright, as well as "November Rain" by Guns 'n' Roses.
62% : During the first pause, the crowd sang "God Bless America" together, after which Trump asked for someone to put the song "Ave Maria" on the sound system.
55% : Trump stood on stage until the song was over, at which point he stopped the question-and-answer portion of the evening.
48% : Trump will deliver remarks on the economy in Chicago Tuesday, and pretape a town hall with women voters on Fox News that will air Wednesday.
47% : The questioners were all friendly to Trump, with questions about how he would bring down inflation, as well as boost small businesses.
47% : "Trump then called for his "favorite chart" to be put up on screens -- the chart of border crossings that had been displayed in Butler, Pa., on July 13 when an assassin shot at Trump, hitting his ear.
45% : "The town hall came as three weeks remain in the voting season and Trump and Harris remain statistically tied, according to most polls.
41% : As medics attended to people affected by the heat, Trump and Noem waited on stage.
40% : Later, Trump ended the question portion and asked the audience to stick around.
32% : Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide captionA Trump town hall in Oaks, Pa., Monday night went from a Q-and-A session to a bizarre musical event in which Trump stood in front of his audience for an extended period while songs played on the sound system.

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