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on October 22, 2026, 11:20 am, in reply to "Trump applauds attack on protester at Ohio rally"
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trumps-protest-punch-comments-condemned_n_6ad9a666e4b04f71533f4159
Donald Trump’s apparent delight at seeing a protester seemingly being attacked in the audience during his speech at a 2026 midterm election campaign rally in South Carolina drew fierce condemnation.
It’s the second time in a matter of days that the president has faced criticism over his response to a heckler being attacked.
Fox News’ livestream of Trump stumping for Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) at Clemson University on Wednesday showed multiple people heckling the president.
During one interruption, as Trump railed against immigration, the camera panned to what appeared to be a man being attacked by another audience member.
Law enforcement officers appeared to escort the protester away, while the alleged attacker appeared to remain in place, something Trump’s subsequent comments also appeared to confirm.
The president watched the incident unfold.
“Wow, thank you, that was great. Man,” he said as a man was removed and chants of “USA, USA” rang out from the crowd.
Trump continued:
“Wow. Man. I loved that, I watched that. Man. You know, I watched that, I saw that. That was incredible. Wow. That was unbelievable. Is everybody OK? Yes? Who’s the guy that threw that punch? Who threw that punch?”
The crowd cheered.
Just like the Third Reich.
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