Yesterday in Detroit‚ Donald Trumps rally took an odd turn when his microphone stopped working right as he was about to talk about tariffs. The ex-president‚ known for his love of rallies‚ had to pace the stage in silence for almost 20 minutes
The crowd didnt lose their energy‚ chanting “USA“ and “We love Trump“ to show support. Trump looked frustrated at times turning his back to most of the audience. Screens in the room showed messages like “Technical Difficulties“ and “Complicated Business“
This wasnt the first time Trump had a rally issue recently – about 5 days ago‚ he cut a town hall short when people needed medical help. But this time‚ he couldnt do much but wait
Trump is known to be very aware of how his events look and work. He often talks about mics and teleprompters‚ and his team is said to bring backup mics (though they didnt seem to have one handy this time)
As the delay went on‚ the crowd kept cheering and even did the wave. After almost 20 minutes‚ an aide brought Trump a new mic that worked
“I wont pay the bill for this stupid company‚“ he said when he could finally speak. “I wont pay the bill‚ and then weʼll have a story that Trump didnt pay the bill to a contractor“
The ex-presidents quick joke showed he was back to his usual self‚ ready to continue the rally after the unexpected pause