Senator JD Vance of Ohio was about two-thirds of the way through a televised town hall — taking questions from voters in downtown Detroit on Thursday — when he received an unexpected cold call from his boss.
“I do have a question,” former President Donald J. Trump said on speakerphone during the NewsNation broadcast. “I think it would be quite an interesting one. The answer should be easy.”
“How brilliant is Donald Trump?” Mr. Trump asked, referring to himself in the third person.
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“I do have a question,” former President Donald J. Trump said on speakerphone during the NewsNation broadcast. “I think it would be quite an interesting one. The answer should be easy.”
“How brilliant is Donald Trump?” Mr. Trump asked, referring to himself in the third person.

At a Town Hall in Detroit, Trump Asks Vance: ‘How Brilliant Is Donald Trump?’
Former President Donald J. Trump phoned in during a televised town hall with voters, surprising his running mate.