Posted on Oct 22, 2026 UTC

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.

Fox News’ livestream of Trump stumping for South Carolina Republican Sen. Darline Graham at Clemson University on Wednesday showed multiple people heckling the president. Watch from the 20:30 point here:

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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.…