Trump, 78, boasts about having 'no cognitive problem' before immediately making a number of head-scratching comments

Former President Donald Trump renewed his telephone for cognitive tests for statesmanlike and vice statesmanlike candidates, astatine a municipality hallway lawsuit wherever helium proceeded to marque aggregate gaffes and praised the looks of his interviewer.

'Let's person a small fun, Paige,' Trump said close arsenic his unrecorded municipality hallway was acceptable to statesman – adjacent though it was erstwhile ESPN anchor Sage Steele who was acceptable to mean the discussion. The Harris run immediately blasted retired the clip. 

He besides mistakenly thought helium heard idiosyncratic accidental St. Louis Cardinals large Stan Musial was successful the audience. Musial died much than a decennary ago, and it was Pennsylvania Rep. Dan Meuser who was being referenced. Trump brought Meuser connected signifier aft clearing up the situation.

Trump besides complained that his seat was uncomfortable and abruptly stood up halfway done the interview, and described his property of 78 arsenic 'not that adjacent to 80.'

If Trump was a spot retired of sorts, helium had decidedly shaken up his emblematic routine. Hours earlier, helium was manning the fryer astatine a McDonald's successful suburban Philadelphia successful a bid to troll Kamala Harris. 

Trump renewed his telephone for the intelligence acuity tests aft vouching for his ain cognitive ability, pointing to his caller lengthy sit-down with the Wall Street editorial board. He said his behaviour won plaudits from the writers.

'The 1 happening we cognize is that he’s got nary cognitive problem. She whitethorn have,' Trump said, summing up their conclusion. He has repeatedly attacked Kamala Harris' IQ and intelligence.

'I person nary cognitive – she whitethorn person a cognitive problem. But there’s nary cognitive problem,' Trump told Steele, a erstwhile ESPN anchor who asked him affable questions astatine a municipality hallway successful cardinal Pennsylvania organized by the Trum campaign.

 'And I really telephone for a cognitive trial for each radical wanting to tally for president. Not based connected age. Some of the top leaders successful the satellite - and I’m not 80 and I’m not that adjacent to 80,' Trump explained.

'In the Biden case, he’s 81 oregon 82.' Then Trump brought up his gathering with News Corp enforcement president Rupert Murdoch.

'By the mode a antheral who’s precise palmy is Rupert Murdoch and he’s 93 oregon 94. He’s crisp and he’s successful his 90s' said Trump. 'I’ve done cognitive tests and I’ve aced some of them.'

'I’ve done cognitive tests and I’ve aced some of them,' Trump said, referencing a basal screening helium has taken. 

Describing his transportation for the tests arsenic a requirement, helium said: 'They accidental it’s unconstitutional which I accidental is excessively atrocious oregon ridiculous.'

Age was a large contented earlier successful the campaing aft a bid of gaffes by Biden, 81. Trump was the oldest president to service erstwhile helium was elected, a grounds that soon passed to Biden. Trump would beryllium the oldest idiosyncratic to instrumentality the oath successful January if reelected.

Trump showed 1 motion of his longevity erstwhile idiosyncratic interrupted his municipality hallway to notation a Pennsylvania Republican lawmaker.'

'Stan Musial? Oh I spot [Rep.} Dan Meuser. Is Dan here? I thought helium said Stan Musial – Stan the Man, remember?' Musial, the St. Louis Cardinals great, died successful 2013 astatine 92.

Trump seemed wholly astatine easiness during the questioning, joking with 1 assemblage subordinate astir her tattoo and different astir his goatee.

But 1 happening helium couldn't tolerate was the furniture.

'Let maine get up. These are the astir uncomfortable chairs. I deliberation I’ll get up. There is nary seat similar that chair,' Trump said, lasting abruptly much than halfway done the interview.

It was a insignificant occupation compared to what he's been dealing with astatine unrecorded events. On Friday nighttime successful detroit, his mic stopped functioning for much than 15 minutes, forcing Trump to gait the signifier portion the occupation was fixed. At different municipality hallway days ago, Trump had aides play euphony for astir 40 minutes alternatively than taking further questions.

Age was connected Trump's caput aft helium was reminded that Sunday is Kamala Harris's day portion lasting astatine the drive-thru McDonald's successful suburban Philadelphia.

''It's Kamala's birthday? She's 60 years old. I would accidental Happy Birthday, Kamala. She's turning 60. I deliberation I'll get her immoderate flowers. Maybe I'll get her immoderate fries. Give her immoderate McDonald's- I'll get her a McDonald's hamburger. Happy Birthday Kamala!' Trump said – pronouncing her sanction correctly. 

Trump erstwhile again expressed sympathy for erstwhile rival President Joe Biden, calling it a 'coup' erstwhile helium stepped backmost nether unit from chap Democrats.

After antecedently railing against Biden pursuing his statement disaster, Trump was astir sympathetic. 'We had a debate, and helium didn't bash large successful the debate, but that's recognize ... Didn't bash well, and his canvass numbers went down, but that's okay, due to the fact that you travel backmost from that stuff.'

His comments astir Biden bespeak however the contention was abruptly upended by Biden's withdrawal. Now it is Trump, 28 years his rival's senior, whose utterances are getting scrutinized for immoderate motion of aging. Harris has done her champion to crook connected the spotlight by calling him 'unhinged.' 

Trump lavished praise connected his interviewer's skills during the lawsuit – arsenic good arsenic her looks, adjacent portion saying helium astir apt shouldn't.

'She’s a brave woman. A large woman. Beautiful, excessively – but I’m not allowed to accidental that,' Trump mused.

He said specified a remark tin beryllium 'the extremity of your governmental career. But she’s beautiful.'

He besides heaped praise connected prize-winning New York Times lensman Doug Mills erstwhile snappers came adjacent to the signifier to instrumentality pictures.

He called him 'the lone happening bully astir the New York Times.'

The interrogation came connected a whirlwind time successful Pennsylvania. Hours earlier, Trump passed done the aureate arches and got down the fryer astatine a McDonald's successful the Philadelphia suburbs – successful a determination designed to troll Kamala Harris.

'I'm looking for a job. And I've ever wanted to enactment astatine McDonald's but I ne'er did,' Trump said arsenic helium introduced himself to franchise owner Derek Giacomantonio. 'I'm moving against idiosyncratic that said she did, but it turned retired to beryllium a wholly phony story.' 

'So, if you don't mind, I privation to enactment the French fry counter. How overmuch are you paying me?' the billionaire ex-president said with a laugh. 

Trump past proceeded to don a achromatic and yellowish apron and larn the process of making French fries astatine the Bucks County, Pennsylvania restaurant. 

Trump besides took a crook astatine the drive-thru antagonistic – catering to a fistful of prearranged 'customers' who were supporters. Trump said the meals were taken attraction of, which speeded processing.

'I'm having a batch of amusive here, everybody,' helium declared. 

Asked astir his ain archetypal summertime occupation and entry-level positions, Trump told DailyMail.com done the drive-thru window: 'It requires expertise, I'm going done the full gallic fry stuff. It's a full process.'

'I’ll ne'er hide this experience,' helium said, without divulging thing astir his clip moving for his father's business.

He dodged astir argumentation questions, including whether helium backs an summation successful the minimum wage. Asked what he's getting paid, helium quipped, 'Not capable – I privation much money.' 

'I've present worked for 15 minutes much than Kamala,' Trump said, revisiting his assertion that his rival didn't enactment astatine McDonald's arsenic a pupil arsenic she says she did.

'It's a bully job, isn't it? Not bad. You person a bully owner?' Trump asked wrong the restaurant. 'Be careful, he's close there,' the ex-president said with a laugh. 'Be careful. Eight years, that's the extremity of that.'

With the brag looking on, the worker said that franchise owner, Giacomantonio, was great. 

Asked by a newsman wherefore Harris would prevarication astir moving astatine the restaurant, Trump replied, 'Because she's "lying Kamala,"' applying a moniker. 

When a newsman done the model if helium would judge the predetermination results careless of the outcome, Trump dodged. 'Let's not speech astir that,' helium said, saying helium would if it was fair.

During his extended crook astatine the drive-thru window, Trump recovered himself successful lawsuit work mode, answering repeated questions from reporters.

He adjacent fielded a question from DailyMail.com astir his latest chat with Benjamin Netanyahu, though helium didn't uncover thing astir plans a imaginable IDF onslaught connected Iran. 

'Bibi called maine this morning. And he's evidently got things going well. He likes to perceive what I person to say,' aboriginal clarifying that the telephone was Saturday.

Standing successful his his bluish apron with yellowish straps, helium wouldn't accidental if Netanyahu would clasp disconnected connected attacking Iran. 'It would beryllium precise inappropriate. But they're surely successful a amended position, and fortunately they didn't perceive to Biden and Harris,' helium said. 'They didn't privation him to bash this,' helium said.

Trump adjacent had day greetings for Harris erstwhile prompted. 

'It's Kamala's birthday? She's 60 years old. I would accidental Happy Birthday, Kamala. She's turning 60.  I deliberation I'll get her immoderate flowers. Maybe I'll get her immoderate fries. Give her immoderate McDonald's- I'll get her a McDonald's hamburger. Happy Birthday Kamala!' Trump said – pronouncing her sanction correctly.  

Trump's supporters got upwind of the lawsuit and lined the thoroughfare northbound of the Pennsylvania Turnpike agelong earlier Trump was acceptable to appear. Tractor trailer trucks sounded their horns erstwhile they drove by hundreds of supporters who cheered and raised Trump flags.

Giacomantonio posted a motion connected his store, announcing the closure and penning that 'while we are not a governmental organization, we proudly unfastened our doors to everyone.' He said the sojourn gave the accidental to 'shine a airy connected the affirmative interaction of tiny businesses.'

The Trump campy cautiously shielded McDonald's employees erstwhile they were extracurricular the restaurant, and asked a lensman to delete images of them for information purposes.

The Republican nominee is spending the full time campaigning successful Pennsylvania, astir apt a must-win authorities for him oregon Harris. 

'We're going to the Pittsburgh crippled tonight. Pittsburgh Steelers. Should beryllium good,' said Trump astatine McDonald's 

The eastbound portion of the authorities roots for the Philadelphia Eagles, but determination isn't a beardown rivalry betwixt the teams. 

Asked his favourite paper item, Trump - known for his emotion of accelerated nutrient - responded: 'I similar it each ... I similar each ounce of it, everything. But I bash similar the French fries, wherever I'll beryllium working.'  

Prior to the ex-president's arrival, the archetypal lawsuit astatine the drive-thru was thing but random. 

He identified himself to DailyMail.com lone by his archetypal sanction of Jim, and called himself a Trump supporter. He said helium didn't judge Harris ever worked astatine the chain. 'I don't judge her astatine all,' helium said. 

As for his ain bid for a packed SUV, 'I deliberation we're going to astonishment with immoderate chickenhearted nuggets,' helium said. 

A monolithic information beingness guarded the fast-food stop. Secret Service agents and section instrumentality enforcement secured the exurban corridor, with snipers connected a adjacent roof. 

The throngs of MAGA fans booed loudly erstwhile cars brandishing Harris-Walz flags occasionally drove buy. Fans fto retired chants of 'Trump! Trump! Trump!' successful anticipation, adjacent with small anticipation of catching a close-up glimpse of their favourite candidate. 

The Trump run took bonzer measures to power the event, letting successful conscionable a tiny 'pool' of reporters with nary typical from people oregon online media for the photo-op. It was a motion of the precocious stakes of the symbolism the run is deploying successful an effor to peel distant Blue Wall states by prying distant moving people voters from the suburbs and exurbs.

Trump had been teasing the sojourn for weeks arsenic a mode to crook up the vigor connected his rival, arsenic helium did again astatine a rally successful Latrobe adjacent Pittsburgh Saturday night, erstwhile helium erstwhile again accused his rival of faking her ain assertion to person worked determination arsenic a student.

Trump claimed she 'lied astir moving astatine McDonald's,' past added: 'That's similar not a large thing, but tin I beryllium honorable with you, it's terrible,' helium said astatine an lawsuit wherever helium spoke astir the size of play fable Arnold Palmer's manhood.

'I'm going to McDonald's to enactment the gallic fry,' Trump said. 'I deliberation I'm doing it tomorrow, and I deliberation it's successful a spot successful Pennsylvania, and I'm going to basal implicit that gallic fry.'

Trump's squad has besides been raising doubts astir Harris's resume. 

Trump elder advisor Jason Miller said Trump was doing the sojourn 'so that 1 campaigner successful this contention tin really person worked astatine McDonald's.'

'Since Kamala Harris has not, President Trump by the extremity of time volition person worked astatine McDonald's. He'll person done fries much than Kamala Harris ever has,' helium said. 'I deliberation it shows helium connects with hard-working Americans.' 

Harris has said did fries and worked the currency registry astatine a California McDonald's portion she was a pupil astatine Howard University. Her run has said she worked astatine an Alameda franchise successful 1983. 

Harris besides referenced her clip moving determination successful her 2019 statesmanlike campaign. Her campy hasn't furnished immoderate photos of her youthful occupation there, though Trump has not provided immoderate grounds that she lied astir it. 

Trump's ain jobs aboriginal successful beingness were moving for his father's existent property institution astatine operation sites and offices, which helium did on with brothers Fred Jr. and Robert, according to the Miller Center astatine the University of Virginia. 

It is conscionable the latest effort by Trump to undermine Harris. In Atlanta past period and again during a podcast interrogation days ago, Trump raised questions astir her radical individuality (Harris's begetter is from Jamaica and her parent was of Indian descent). 

Trump has bully crushed to beryllium hitting Bucks county, located northbound of the metropolis of Philadelphia.

It is simply a populous 'purple' region whose votes are up for grabs.

Hillary Clinton narrowly edged Trump determination successful 2016, beating him 48.4 to 47.6 percent.

Joe Biden widened the borderline successful 2020, garnering 52 percent of the vote. 

Trump carried the authorities with its 19 electoral votes successful 2016, but Biden snatched it from him successful 2020, winning by conscionable 1 percent of the vote.  

Harris highlighted her clip astatine mickey D's during the Democratic convention.

She spoke astir it again past week arsenic Trump was accusing her of faking it.

'Part of the crushed I adjacent speech astir having worked astatine McDonald's is due to the fact that determination are radical who enactment astatine McDonald's successful our state who are trying to rise a household and wage rent connected that,' she told MSNBC.

'And I deliberation portion of the quality betwixt maine and my hostile includes our position connected the needs of the American people, and what our work past is to conscionable those needs.'

'But it was not a tiny job, like, I did the fries. I mean, you know, I did,' she said.

Trump has been gathering up the quality since a rally successful Reno October 10. '

'Do you cognize what I americium doing adjacent week? I americium going to a McDonald's to work!' helium told the crowd. 

He mentioned it again successful Arizona, saying helium would enactment the fryer 'so I tin spot however hard her occupation that ne'er turned retired would be.'

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro spoke to the closeness of the contention connected NBC's 'Meet the Press' Sunday.

''Well, I deliberation if past is prologue, we're acceptable for different adjacent contention present successful Pennsylvania. Let maine explain: 2016, the contention was decided by 44,000 votes. Donald Trump won present successful Pennsylvania. In 2020, the contention was settled by 80,000 votes. Joe Biden won. In some instances, it came down to a constituent oregon less. So the information that you person polls showing that it's, you know, a leap ball, a statistical dormant heat, possibly Kamala Harris is up a constituent oregon truthful – that is not a shock,' helium said.