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Story summary
- U.S. President Donald Trump praised a rally supporter who punched a protester, calling him a hero.
- Trump compared the puncher to former boxing champion Evander Holyfield, who stood on stage.
- Police removed the protester after the punch and escorted him from the T Ed Garrison Arena in Pendleton, South Carolina.
- Trump labeled hecklers “paid protesters,” claimed they “go home and mom slaps them around,” and endorsed Sen. Darline Graham.