Delivers viral shark/electric boat rant in 100-degree Las Vegas heat

At a Las Vegas rally in 100-degree heat, Trump delivered the most viral version of his shark/electric boat hypothetical when his teleprompter failed, forcing him to improvise. Before a crowd of 7,000, he rambled: 'So there's a shark 10 yards away from the boat, 10 yards or here. Do I get electrocuted if the boat is sinking, and water goes over the battery, the boat is sinking. Do I stay on top of the boat and get electrocuted or do I jump over by the shark and not get electrocuted?' He concluded: 'I'll take electrocution every single time. I'm not getting near the shark.' Stephen King called it 'like listening to your senile uncle at the dinner table after he has that third drink.' Six people were hospitalized and 24 more treated for heat-related illness at the rally. The landlocked state of Nevada made the boat analogy particularly absurd. The speech went viral as evidence of cognitive decline.

"I'll take electrocution every single time. I'm not getting near the shark." — Rally in Las Vegas, Nevada, June 9, 2024, during teleprompter failure