It does not love him back.
But neither fact has ever been more obvious than this week, when he made his DJ debut.
Even by his standards, it was a bizarre instant-classic trainwreck.
Donald Trump holds a town hall at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center on October 14, 2024 in Oaks, PennsylvaniaSpencer Platt/Getty Images
Lets not do any more questions, Trump said.
Lets just listen to music.
Who the hell wants to hear questions?
This mans day-to-day neurological Chernobyl is no longer possible to hide.
Its too soon to tell if Trump will make this a habit.
Trying but forgetting how to do the Y.M.C.A.
But Trump should do this every night.
Its like seeing Dave Navarro onstage last month while Perry Farrell was forgetting the words to Jane Says.
She tries to show Trump how Y.M.C.A.
goes, but he has trouble with it.
He gets all mushy hearing Rufus Wainwright sing Leonard Cohens Hallelujah.
For irony fans, Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman sing Time To Say Goodbye.
Even weirder, Trumps taste is for singers who openly despise him.
Sinead and Prince hated him.
And does anyone on earth hate him more than Barbara?
Trump should have played Im a Greedy Man but too much energy for a man in his condition.
Il Duce ha sempre ragione?
The translation here is Trump Was Right About Everything.
His own campaign is already talking about Il Douche in the past tense?
No, he just paced onstage and frowned.
The video screen said, Technical difficulties.
Yeah, no kidding.
But thats why people are so fascinated with this Pennsylvania DJ session.
Its not just another chapter in his real-time cognitive collapse over the past months.
Its his obsession with using pop music to prove hes a regular guy to prove hes a real American.
The music started after people in the crowd passed out from heat exhaustion, which hurt his feelings.
(Would anyone else like to faint?
Just raise your hand.)
In the lull, the audience started singing God Bless America, whereupon he demanded Ave Maria instead.
Has any other politician in U.S. history tried to shut up a crowd singing God Bless America?
He promised some real beauties.
President Stans love for pop music has always been a one-sided affair.
When Keith puts you on the negative guest list, baby, youre out of time.
Dude, the Stones do not and never will respect you.
Get off their cloud already.
Its one thing to be mocked and insulted in public by the Stones.
For some reason, Trump has always beenfixatedon the Village People.
dance,gives a battle cry, and beats him to the ground.
and James Brown are authentic American classics and Trump isnt, which drives him nuts.
The King used tobring down the housewith this one in the Seventies.
He promises the crowd that Y.M.C.A.
will be the last song, but then then he forgets he said it.
The November rain in his head falls a little harder.
Noem tries to get his attention, but he doesnt notice shes there anymore.
Hes long past trying to dance or clap or mouth words; he can barely force his eyes open.
But honestly, that title is the last word Trump should be kicking around in public these days.
Whats going on inside the candidates head?
Time to say goodbye.
