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‘Man, I loved that’: Trump cheers South Carolina rally attender who hit protester
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President was reportedly heckled at least nine times during campaign event for Darline Graham Multiple protesters were removed from Donald Trump’s rally at South Carolina’s Clemson University on Wednesday, including one who was apparently punched by a rally attender – to the US president’s delight.
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The punch prompted Trump to compare the attendee, who has not been identified, to former heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield, who attended the rally.
President Trump was interrupted by at least 12 hecklers — two of whom were assaulted on-camera by outraged rally-goers Wednesday night in South Carolina, with the commander in chief praising an older supporter for beating a protester near the stage.
President was reportedly heckled at least nine times during campaign event for Darline Graham Multiple protesters were removed from Donald Trump’s rally at South Carolina’s Clemson University on Wednesday, including one who was apparently punched by a rally attender – to the US president’s delight.
Political tension is rising ahead of the midterms, as can be witnessed at several Trump rallies where conflicts between hecklers and MAGA supporters are becoming more frequent. […]
President Trump celebrated violence at his rally in South Carolina Thursday night. At least nine protesters interrupted his speech at Clemson University, according to a pool report. In one instance, a heckler was punched by a Trump supporter in the crowd, and the president loved it. “Wow.
President Donald Trump was unfazed by at least ten protesters who tried to disrupt his speech in South Carolina on Wednesday night, where one rallygoer reportedly punched an agitator.
President Trump’s Clemson University rally was repeatedly interrupted by at least 12 hecklers, with two assaulted on camera, as the president praised an older supporter who struck a protester and tried to return attention to South Carolina’s Senate contest.
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