Under assault from all sides, in the last weeks of his campaign, the former President speaks often of enemies from within, including those trying to take his life. By Antonia Hitchens  Photograph by Alex Brandon / AP Medical emergencies happen often at Donald Trump’s rallies. It is not uncommon to see supporters collapse in long lines outside arenas or in the audience after they get inside. Most of the health scares seem to take place in the hours of waiting before Trump takes the stage, but, if someone goes down while Trump is mid-speech, he will usually pause while medics tend to the rallygoer, and the crowd sometimes spontaneously starts singing the national anthem to fill the silence. At a town hall in Pennsylvania in mid-October, two people passed out about a half hour in, and Trump paced onstage while the doctors worked to revive them. “That looks a little bit bad,” he said at one point, peering into the audience. The group fidgeted in hot, stale air, and Trump told the guys backstage to play “Ave Maria.” “Would anybody else like to faint? Please raise your hand,” he joked, getting ready to resume the Q. & A. He went on, “You know what we could do, though, if my guys could do it? How about we’ll do a little music. Let’s make this a musical fest.” He had spoken for thousands and thousands of minutes over the past months, campaigning every day; he decided he didn’t need to talk more that evening. “Who the hell wants to hear questions, right?” he said. “We’re going to win.” | 
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