Things got a bit crazy when one of President Donald J. Trump’s MAGA supporters clocked a leftist protester during a rally in Ohio on Monday.
With the president returning to the Buckeye State to stump for Republican candidates, he rallied support in the Rust Belt city of Youngstown, an area that is critical to GOP success in the rapidly approaching midterm elections.
During Trump’s speech, a ruckus broke out in the crowd at the Covelli Centre when an obese woman wearing a shirt with the words “Release the Epstein Files” was given a knuckle sandwich right in the kisser and then escorted out of the venue by police, with the incident being captured on video, which quickly went viral.
“He’s gotta go on a diet, he’s a fat guy.”
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President Trump takes aim at an apparent protester as a physical confrontation breaks out in the stands during his midterm rally in Youngstown, Ohio.
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Witnesses report seeing fists flying as security personnel rush toward the disturbance.
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Trump accuses the individual of being paid by political opponents, telling him to “go back home to mom.”— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 13, 2026
Any plans that the protester had to cause a commotion were thwarted when one of the president’s MAGA supporters delivered the punch as the crowd chanted “USA!” with Trump watching the incident from the podium, briefly interrupting his remarks to comment on the scene.
“He’s a paid protester,” the president said of the corpulent woman as she was dragged off. “They’re all paid. They get paid by the lefties in order to destroy our country. They’re scum. But he’s going back home to Mom. He’s going back home to Mom.”
“Look at him. Look at him. Terrible. Don’t we love law enforcement?” Trump continued. “Oh, he’s gotta go on a diet! He’s a fat guy. Wow. Wow. Gotta go on a diet fast. We all do.”
Another video posted by MAGA activist Scott Presler shows the protester – whose gigantic belly was briefly exposed – being given the heave-ho.
This is the protester who tried to cause a commotion tonight at the President Trump rally in Youngstown, Ohio. https://t.co/dxjTY9orXI
— ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) October 13, 2026
Celebrity news and gossip website TMZ also posted its own footage of the incident and its aftermath.
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: President Donald Trump responded to a rally protest by mocking the protester’s weight … as security hauled them out. 👀 TMZ DC’s @jacob_wass caught up with the protester as they were escorted out of the venue. https://t.co/3IqEcGUozq
— TMZ (@TMZ) October 13, 2026
The incident comes as Trump barnstorms the country in a furious effort to save the GOP majorities in Congress, rallies that are drawing leftist losers like moths to a lantern.
At a recent rally in San Antonio, Trump was repeatedly interrupted by hecklers who clashed with MAGA audience members.
Multiple protesters are booed and shoved at President Trump campaign rally in San Antonio, TX. https://t.co/64YZw8rknO
— CSPAN (@cspan) October 8, 2026
Another incident took place at an August rally in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, when a protester clad in a “Kill Your Local Pedophile” shirt was booted out of the event.
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