Donald Trump faced a flood of mockery after delivering a rambling, incoherent speech at a rally in Pennsylvania on Monday, where he boldly asserted his cognitive strength despite evidence to the contrary.
The former president, 78, left many baffled with what commentators dubbed a “word salad,” jumping erratically between topics while trying to attack Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden, and the media. At one point, he awkwardly corrected himself after referring to Pennsylvania as a “state” instead of the “Commonwealth,” declaring, “I caught it because I’m cognitively very strong.”
Throughout his chaotic speech, Trump’s comments became increasingly disjointed, as he lamented about media coverage and baselessly claimed that polls were “fake.”
He attempted to undermine Harris, saying, “She had the other interview with the other guy who was a nice guy I think from Philadelphia from Pennsylvania, he was a nice guy, he was asking her all these (scrambles words) – the daily take – they don’t take like I do! Anybody wants to go, go what the hell differences they make – they have – and how dishonest was ABC..”
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Former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh reacted by urging Trump supporters to listen to the chaotic address and reconsider their critiques of other politicians.
“Hey Trump supporters, take 20 seconds and listen to this heaping pile of hot mess, and then don’t ever complain again about ‘word salads’ coming from Harris,” he wrote on X, sharing the video below in his post.
Trump: She had the other interview with the other guy who was a nice guy, I think, from Philadelphia, from Pennsylvania, and he was a nice guy. He was asking her all these. They only take— they don't take like I do. Anybody wants to go, go. What the hell difference does it make— pic.twitter.com/adFQGv01fN
— Acyn (@Acyn) September 24, 2024
The Pennsylvania rally comes at a critical time as both parties scramble for votes in this pivotal swing state. The Democratic National Committee seized the opportunity to mock Trump, branding him a “chicken” on billboards in the area to entice him into a debate with Harris.
Polling data reveals a tight race, with a recent Spotlight PA/MassINC poll showing Harris ahead at 49% to Trump’s 44% in Pennsylvania. Despite his struggles, Trump still holds leads in key battleground states like Arizona, North Carolina, and Georgia, according to The New York Times and Siena College.
