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Trump Praises Protester Restraint as Graham Leads by 2.7

By Drooid · Oct 22, 2026, 2:45 PM UTC · How we work

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Trump Praises Puncher

U.S. President Donald Trump visited South Carolina on Oct. 21-22, 2026, campaigning for Republican Senate candidate Darline Graham at a Pendleton rally.
The rally attendee who punched a protester was praised by Trump as courageous as the crowd removed demonstrators.
Graham, appointed after her brother’s death, faces Democrat Dr. Annie Andrews, who questions national-security expertise.
Real Clear Politics poll shows Graham leading Andrews by roughly 2.7 percentage points.

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Trump Applauds Protest Restraint

U.S. President Donald Trump visited South Carolina on Oct. 21-22, 2026, campaigning for Republican Senate candidate Darline Graham at a Pendleton rally.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declared that U.S. domestic oil and gas output now exceeds the combined production of Russia and Saudi Arabia.
Trump praised supporters who restrained a protester, calling the removal “incredible.”
About 5,000 attendees cheered each ejection, chanting “USA, USA.”

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said domestic oil and gas production now exceeds that of Russia and Saudi Arabia combined.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Right-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Left-leaning coverage.

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Trump Praises Puncher

U.S. President Donald Trump visited South Carolina on Oct. 21-22, 2026, campaigning for Republican Senate candidate Darline Graham at a Pendleton rally.
The rally attendee who punched a protester was praised by Trump as courageous as the crowd removed demonstrators.
Graham, appointed after her brother’s death, faces Democrat Dr. Annie Andrews, who questions national-security expertise.
Real Clear Politics poll shows Graham leading Andrews by roughly 2.7 percentage points.

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