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President Donald Trump held a campaign rally in San Antonio, Texas, to support Senate candidate Ken Paxton. During the event, Trump was repeatedly interrupted by protesters who were subsequently removed by security and police. Trump claimed that the hecklers were paid by enemies of the nation.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that President Trump held a campaign rally in San Antonio, Texas, to support Senate candidate Ken Paxton, and that the event was interrupted multiple times by protesters who were removed.
Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian and NBC News focused details on protesters being physically handled or led away by police and audience members. Center outlets like The Hill and right-leaning outlets like Fox News and the Washington Examiner emphasized Trump's remarks suggesting the protesters were paid by enemies of the nation. Right-leaning outlets like BizPac Review also highlighted details of audience members intervening against the hecklers.
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Trump interrupted by protesters at Texas rally: ‘They’re paid by enemies of our nation’
President Trump on Wednesday faced protesters who interrupted a rally for Texas GOP Senate nominee Ken Paxton (R), with the president suggesting the hecklers were “paid by enemies of our nation.” In San Antonio, Trump was criticizing Paxton’s Democratic opponent James Talarico, when he paused amid an uproar in the crowd, The Associated Press reported.…
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Source context: Donald Trump’s latest campaign rally in San Antonio, Texas, was rocked by repeated protests as the US president urged Texas voters to back the embattled Senate candidate Ken Paxton. At least half a dozen demonstrators interrupted the US president during his speech, with some led …
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Donald Trump’s latest campaign rally in San Antonio, Texas, was rocked by repeated protests as the US president urged Texas voters to back the embattled Senate candidate Ken Paxton. At least half a dozen demonstrators interrupted the US president during his speech, with some led away by police. One was physically assaulted by a Trump supporter as he tried…
Yet another leaked recording of Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton has landed. “It’s the war, it’s gas prices.... It’s over $6 a gallon for diesel,” Paxton said at a donor meeting when asked what issues were “dragging” on him and his campaign, according to audio obtained by Axios. “People are feeling that pinch. So I’d say that’s probably the biggest…
Trump is in Texas tonight to stump for the Senate candidate.
A man who was protesting President Trump at a rally in San Antonio was briefly grabbed by another person in the audience, who was then pulled off the protester by others in the crowd.
President Donald Trump fought to rally Texas voters behind Senate candidate Ken Paxton as a series of protests disrupted his rally in San Antonio.
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President Trump on Wednesday faced protesters who interrupted a rally for Texas GOP Senate nominee Ken Paxton (R), with the president suggesting the hecklers were “paid by enemies of our nation.” In San Antonio, Trump was criticizing Paxton’s Democratic opponent James Talarico, when he paused amid an uproar in the crowd, The Associated Press reported.…
Several hecklers were removed from President Trump's rally in Texas late Wednesday, drawing jeers from the crowd as the president made fun of the protesters.
President Donald Trump fought to rally Texas voters behind Senate candidate Ken Paxton as a series of protests disrupted his rally in San Antonio
President Donald Trump is traveling again to the Lone Star State Wednesday for the second time in less than a week.
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President Donald Trump’s Texas rally for Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton was repeatedly interrupted by protesters on Wednesday, drawing loud boos from the crowd and sharp jeers from the president. Trump was forced to stop several times during his speech to supporters in San Antonio after multiple hecklers in the crowd caused a kerfuffle, leading…
President Trump is holding a midterm MAGA rally in San Antonio, Texas today. The anticipated start time for President Trump’s remarks is 7:00pm ET with livestream links below. . . Posted in Donald Trump, Election 2026, President Trump
The evening got a little crazy at President Trump’s latest rally when his supporters took down a heckler who was interrupting the event. The first disruption of…
President Donald Trump claimed protesters at his San Antonio rally were paid by enemies of the nation as he urged supporters to back Ken Paxton.
“His mom voted for Trump,” the president said of one of the about 12 protesters at the rally.
