A female protester was punched at an Ohio Trump rally on Monday while the president mocked her from the stage and claimed she was a paid disruptor.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — A confrontation at President Donald Trump’s rally in Youngstown turned physical Monday night after a woman wearing a “Release the Epstein Files” shirt was struck by a man in the audience, according to video footage of the incident. The woman was subsequently escorted from the venue by law enforcement officers as Trump criticized her from the stage.
The incident occurred at the Covelli Centre while Trump was discussing Ohio Democratic Senate candidate Sherrod Brown. The disturbance drew the attention of nearby attendees, and the rally’s atmosphere shifted as people in the crowd reacted to the confrontation.