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‘Man, I loved that’: Trump cheers South Carolina rally attender who hit protester

The Guardian World Thursday 22 October 2026, 01:23 UTC By Uwa Ede-Osifo 1 min read
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President was reportedly heckled at least nine times during campaign event for Darline GrahamMultiple 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. “That was great, man. I watched that,” Trump said.

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.

“That was great, man. Wow. Man, I loved that. I watched that,” Trump said. “That was incredible. Wow. That was unbelievable. Is everybody OK?

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