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“Don’t we love law enforcement?” That’s what Trump asked the crowd Monday night while a woman was being punched in the stands in front of him.
He was at the Covelli Centre in Youngstown, stumping for Sen. Jon Husted.
She stood up in a “Release the Epstein Files” shirt. The crowd chanted “USA.” Trump called her a “paid protester,” with no evidence.
He said protesters get paid by “the lefties in order to destroy our country. They’re scum.” He misgendered her. Then: “Gotta go on a diet fast!”
As of Tuesday morning, no arrests have been reported, and her attackers haven’t been publicly identified.
Let’s be clear about what she was protesting: the government hiding files on a sex offender who abused dozens of girls.
For that, she got punched in the face, and the president made fun of her body.
None of this is new. In 2016, Trump told a crowd he’d like to punch a protester in the face. Weeks later, a rally attendee was charged with assault for punching a Black protester as deputies led him out.
Ten years later, the hits keep coming. The jokes do too.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. If you or someone you know is being hurt, the National Domestic Violence Hotline is available 24/7 at 1-800-799-7233.
