Donald Trump’s campaign wants its candidate to talk more about policy, but Monday night it was all about the music.

Trump was in Oaks, Pennsylvania, to host the kind of town hall event that his advisers hope will keep the former president on track and talk about both his policy positions and those of his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris. But the evening quickly took a bizarre turn after two rallygoers suffered medical problems.

Instead of continuing after paramedics helped the two people, Trump instructed his staff to only play music from a playlist he personally curated and often turns on during dinners at Mar-a-Lago.

“Who the hell wants to hear questions?” Trump said the event was all about answering questions from the audience. “Right?”

What followed was more than 30 minutes of Trump swaying onstage and occasionally doing his signature two-handed dance to some of his favorite songs, chatting with the event’s host, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, and occasionally interacted with attendees seated behind the stage.

“This is the weirdest church service I’ve ever been to,” a first-time rally attendee who did not give his name told NBC News of the music portion of the event, which opened with “Ave Maria.”

Overall, Trump supporters in attendance said they enjoyed the moment and saw it as an opportunity to connect with their favorite candidate for president.

“I thought it was great,” said Jay Bauer, who attended from Montgomery County. “It felt like I was in a room with him. Only him. I could have stayed here another hour, two more hours. I just loved spending time with the president.”

Bauer’s wife, Janice Bauer, said she expected him to “answer more questions,” but her opinion of Trump has not changed.

“I thought he would talk longer,” she said. “Yet I will still vote for him. I think he’s a very good candidate. … The concert was great.”

The unorthodox event not only took place just weeks before Election Day in the key swing state of Pennsylvania, but also came at a time when Democrats have sought to increasingly focus on Trump’s mental acuity and the 78-year-old’s suitability to serve as president.

“Voters are just starting to tune in, and objectively they see a diminished Trump, someone who rambles on for hours, makes no sense, stands still for 30 minutes, and forces people to listen to his Spotify playlist. It’s bizarre and increasingly rewarding. more concern for voters,” said a Harris campaign adviser, who also previously worked for President Joe Biden.

Over the weekend, Harris published a summary of her medical history, using the moment to suggest Trump was not up to the task, having so far refused to release his.

“You have to wonder … are they afraid that people will see that he is too weak and unstable to lead America?” she said. “Is that what’s going on?”

Harris seemed to double down on that sentiment after Trump’s town hall, writing on social media, “I hope he’s doing well,” with a post from her campaign noting that Trump looked “lost, confused and frozen on stage ‘.

Questions about Biden’s mental acuity, especially after his disastrous debate performance in June, ultimately forced the 81-year-old out of the race. Democrats are now increasingly trying to flip that script on Trump, who would be the oldest person to become president if he wins in November.

Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, took a more direct approach, calling the incident “not minor.”

“It shows that he is increasingly distancing himself from reality,” says Schatz. “Everyone knows that if Biden or Harris did that, there would be media chaos. He’s not doing well, and you can’t ignore it anymore.’

In a post on social media, Trump called Harris’ request to release his medical records “desperate.”

“She’s dying to see my cholesterol (which is 180!). I have provided them many times, including quite recently, and they have been impeccable,” Trump wrote at 12:43 a.m. on Tuesday.

Trump did not release his medical records when he ran for president this cycle.

His campaign said not only was there no problem with Trump during the town hall, but also that the music-filled moment showed a bond with his supporters so strong it made people faint.

“Total love fest at PA City Hall!” Steven Cheung, a campaign spokesman, posted on social media Monday evening. “No one wanted to leave and wanted to hear more songs from the famous DJT Spotify playlist!”

A short time later, an official statement from the campaign proactively pushed back on the idea that the listening session was an indication of Trump’s mental decline.

“President Trump has more energy and stamina than anyone in politics, and is the smartest leader this country has ever seen,” the statement said. “He does multiple public events every day and the public can see that he is sharper and more focused than ever before because the future of America is at stake.”

On Tuesday, Cheung told NBC News that the listening session came “out of respect for those who fainted during the event because they were so excited to see President Trump.”

“He made the decision to entertain the crowd with music and everyone loved it,” Cheung said.

A person close to the campaign reiterated that staff loved the event.

“Just the president enjoying the supporters,” the person said. “I think he’s just taking it all in. We feel good about where the numbers are. He knows this is the last stretch of his last run.”

Once it was clear that Trump wanted to listen to music, campaign officials behind the scenes began making efforts to fulfill the request. A campaign worker would write down on a piece of paper the songs they knew Trump would want to hear and give them to the audio person, who would play the music, according to a source familiar with the evening.

The town hall led to Trump arriving late for a conference call with Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick. Trump jumped on an administrative line set up for staff shortly before the call was to begin, and when told he was 45 minutes late, he told the people on the line: “I just listened to music with these people listened and it was great. Okay, let’s get started,” said a person on the phone.

Another person familiar with the event told NBC News that they understand the appearance of awkwardness when the event turned from a town hall to a music listening session, but that was due to a miscommunication with Noem following the medical issues. From the stage, she tried to end the event even as Trump wanted to answer two more questions – something that didn’t happen due to the miscommunication; Trump then simply let the music continue playing, the source said.

A day after the event, attendee Cecilia Harkness told NBC News she enjoyed the Trump-led music fest, and said she wouldn’t criticize if Harris had been put in the same situation.

“I wouldn’t care if there was a situation that warranted it, like what happened last night,” she said.