Trump Praises Rally Attacker in South Carolina

US President Donald Trump praised a man who punched a protester at a midterm election rally at Clemson University in South Carolina. Multiple protesters were removed from the event, and Trump was reportedly heckled at least nine times during the campaign event for Darline Graham.

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President Trump held a midterm rally for Senator Darline Graham at Clemson University in South Carolina, where multiple protesters were removed, he praised an attendee who apparently punched one of them, and fighter jets intercepted a plane that entered restricted airspace overhead.

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