"James Politi in Washington 7 HOURS AGO
Donald Trump fuelled concerns about his state of mind on Saturday by delivering a vulgar ramble during a rally in Pennsylvania, in his latest diversion from the political script just weeks before election day.
Trump kicked off his rally with a 12-minute speech that included crude suggestions about the late golfer Arnold Palmer’s anatomy. The remarks were delivered at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport as the Republican nominee started to make his final pitch to US voters in the battleground states that will decide the White House race.
“When he took showers with the other pros, they came out of there, they said: ‘Oh my God, that’s unbelievable,’” Trump said, in an apparent reference to Palmer’s genitalia. “We have women that are highly sophisticated here, but they used to look at Arnold.”
The off-colour remarks were just the latest in a string of unusual campaign appearances that have raised concerns about Trump’s state of mind as he vies for a second term as president. His Republican allies have sought to encourage him to focus on policy issues, but Trump has continued to veer off-message.
At a town hall in Pennsylvania this week, he ended the event by playing music for more than 30 minutes and swaying back and forth on stage without speaking. His rhetoric has grown increasingly dark and vulgar.
"You have to tell Kamala Harris that you’ve had enough, that you just can’t take it any more . . . you’re a **** vice-president,” he said at the rally on Saturday, referring to his Democratic rival."
FT.com
Donald Trump fuelled concerns about his state of mind on Saturday by delivering a vulgar ramble during a rally in Pennsylvania, in his latest diversion from the political script just weeks before election day.
Trump kicked off his rally with a 12-minute speech that included crude suggestions about the late golfer Arnold Palmer’s anatomy. The remarks were delivered at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport as the Republican nominee started to make his final pitch to US voters in the battleground states that will decide the White House race.
“When he took showers with the other pros, they came out of there, they said: ‘Oh my God, that’s unbelievable,’” Trump said, in an apparent reference to Palmer’s genitalia. “We have women that are highly sophisticated here, but they used to look at Arnold.”
The off-colour remarks were just the latest in a string of unusual campaign appearances that have raised concerns about Trump’s state of mind as he vies for a second term as president. His Republican allies have sought to encourage him to focus on policy issues, but Trump has continued to veer off-message.
At a town hall in Pennsylvania this week, he ended the event by playing music for more than 30 minutes and swaying back and forth on stage without speaking. His rhetoric has grown increasingly dark and vulgar.
"You have to tell Kamala Harris that you’ve had enough, that you just can’t take it any more . . . you’re a **** vice-president,” he said at the rally on Saturday, referring to his Democratic rival."
FT.com
