{
  "id": 15181169,
  "title": "Insults, odd obsessions and rambling thoughts: a week in Trump rallies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/insults-odd-obsessions-and-rambling-thoughts-a-week-in-trump-rallies",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T11:00:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/17/trump-rally-performance-overview"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a week of rallies, President Trump's bizarre behavior has overshadowed the candidates he supported. In Montana, Tennessee and Alaska, Trump rambled about absurd topics, including animals opposing the second amendment, \"asses\" and claiming he secured $21tn in foreign investment for the U.S. He also mocked potential candidates, calling one \"nerdy\" and another \"a whack job.\" Trump's health issues were brought up, and he insulted a member of the audience, claiming he looked like he was ready for a heart attack.",
  "summary": "President has hit red states to drum up Republican support – and his increasingly strange performances are on full display Montana, Tennessee, Alaska. In the run-up to an election, a Republican president typically wouldn’t be campaigning in these traditionally red states. These aren’t normal times, however, and Donald Trump, an unpopular president leading an unpopular party, has held rallies in…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}