Speaking alongside Walz at in Madison, Wisc., Obama reflected on Trump’s bizarre “town hall” in Pennsylvania last week, where, instead of fielding questions, Trump listened to his favorite songs for nearly 40 minutes, at times mouthing the words and dancing along.
“There are questions about his competence,” Obama said, leading into the anecdote. “He’s out there giving two-hour speeches, it’s like Fidel Castro, just keeps on talking. Just word salad.”
Obama was baffled as he recalled Trump’s behavior onstage.
“So he’s standing there. He’s swaying to Ave Maria and YMCA. The governor from South Dakota, she’s standing there with this weird look on her face like she doesn’t really know what’s going on. It’s like a hostage video,” he said, drawing laughter from the crowd.
“Can you imagine if Tim [Walz] did that, or Kamala did that or I did that?” He asked incredulously. “Now, our playlist would be better. But you’d say to yourself, ‘This is odd behavior!’”
“My point is you’d be worried if grandpa were acting like this. Right?” Obama concluded. “But this is coming from someone who wants unchecked power! Wisconsin, we do not need to see what an older, loonier Donald Trump looks like with no guardrails. America’s ready to turn the page.”