Donald Trump’s campaign stop in South Carolina turned into a love-fest when a woman interrupted his campaign speech by fainting.
CNN had just cut to live coverage of the event in the small city of Anderson, just across the river from Georgia, a short drive from Clemson University. As Trump was about to begin speaking, a man shouted for a medic.
Trump paused to ask “are they okay?”
“She just fainted,” he said, adding “You know what? That means she was excited,” prompting laughs from the crowd.
“Those are my best fans. The ones that faint, I love the most,” Trump said, after checking that the woman was being cared for.
While he waited, people in the crowd shouted their love for Trump, to which he replied three times, “I love you too!”
“But I love her, and I want to make sure she’s okay.”
CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” and reporters live-tweeted the moment.
This is how @realDonaldTrump responds as supporter faints at SC rally: My best fans are ‘ones that faint.’ AC360 8p https://t.co/2N9u889iFc
— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) October 19, 2015
Trump speech disrupted as fans shout for medic after woman faints. “Oh that just means she got excited-ones that faint I love the most” — Noah Gray CNN (@NoahGrayCNN) October 19, 2015
Trump in SC: “The ones that faint I love the most” when an event attendee faints in the room, live on @CNNSitRoom
— Marlena Baldacci (@MarlenaCNN) October 19, 2015
And Trump fans joined the love-in on Twitter.
Only at a Trump speech would a woman faint from excitement. #makeamericagreatagain #Trump2016 — Derek Ekaitis (@Ekaitis) October 19, 2015
This woman just fainted at @realDonaldTrump event. Trump said those who faint are his “best fans” #bestfan pic.twitter.com/E2VNVNjYod
— Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) October 19, 2015
@JDiamond1 @Women4Trump @realDonaldTrump He was very concerned and waited to make sure she was okay…..Got to love him — Carole Craddock (@rescuetracker81) October 19, 2015
One tweet noted the difference in energy between Trump’s campaign and and that of Jeb Bush.
@alivitali quick! Where’s the side-by-side of Jeb’s nodding off spectator 2-shot and Trump’s!
— Ryan Koncar (@RyanKoncar) October 19, 2015
The last time a politician attracted this kind of devotion, it was Barack Obama. The tables may indeed be turning. Watch CNN’s video below.
This is how @realDonaldTrump responds as supporter faints at SC rally: My best fans are ‘ones that faint.’ AC360 8p https://t.co/2N9u889iFc — Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) October 19, 2015
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