Trump to rally for Graham in tight South Carolina Senate race amid Russia rift
Trump will rally Republicans for Darline Graham as the campaign enters a tight race, with 3,000 seats available at the arena, officials said.
- President Donald Trump's rally at the T. Ed Garrison Arena in Pendleton, South Carolina, was interrupted by at least six protesters during the opening 20 minutes on Wednesday.
- Trump visited South Carolina to campaign for Darline Graham, appointed by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster to finish the late Senator Lindsey Graham's term after his July death.
- Security removed demonstrators as disruptions repeatedly halted the event; a supporter punched one protester, an action Trump praised by comparing the supporter to former boxing champion Evander Holyfield.
- Trump dismissed the hecklers as "serious losers" and claimed they were paid $250 by "radical left lunatics" to disrupt the event, calling the payments "sick" and harmful to the country.
- Graham leads recent polls with 48.6 percent voter support against opponent Annie Andrews' 45.6 percent, as Trump attacked Andrews and campaigned to boost the midterm bid.
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Trump Praises Cultist For Punching Protester
The Huffington Post reports: President Donald Trump praised a supporter for attacking a heckler during his rally for Darline Graham in Clemson, South Carolina, on Wednesday. Nine different hecklers interrupted President Donald Trump within the first half hour of his remarks. Police quickly removed each one, but at one point bit of scuffle broke out … The post Trump Praises Cultist For Punching Protester appeared first on Joe.My.God..
What Did Donald Trump Say In His South Carolina Rally?
A rally in Clemson, South Carolina, on Wednesday saw President Donald Trump deal with repeated interruptions from hecklers. The president is in the state to back the campaign of Sen. Darline Graham, a Republican. Security stepped in at different points to remove people who called out while he was speaking. According to Mediaite, early on, Trump described the people interrupting him as “paid protesters.” He added that they “go home and mom slaps …
New protests during a Donald Trump rally, this time in South Carolina: the president has been interrupted several times during his speech in support of the Republican candidacy for the Senate of Darline Graham. "They are protesters paid, they take 250 dollars to do it," says the tycoon, adding that many would arrive from other parts of the country. The interruptions arrive a few days from the mid-term elections of November 3 and after similar ep…
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