'He's a fat guy': Trump mocks 'Release the Epstein Files' protester 'as she' is punched in the face at Ohio rally
From the Newshound archive · first published 13 October 2026.
A woman in a 'Release the Epstein Files' shirt is removed from Donald Trump's Youngstown rally by attendees and police, after a supporter who punched her in the face remained inside exchanging high-fives.Donald Trump, who told the Youngstown crowd the assaulted protester was "paid by the lefties" and called her "scum," offering no evidence to support either claim.
A female attendee punched, shoved to the ground and pulled by the hair a woman wearing a "Release the Epstein Files" shirt at Trump's midterm rally in Youngstown, Ohio on Monday night. Throughout the incident, Trump mocked the protester's weight, repeatedly calling her a "fat guy" and telling her to "go on a diet," while consistently misidentifying her gender. Police removed the woman from the Covelli Centre as the crowd chanted "U-S-A" and Trump labelled her a paid agitator.
Trump called the protester "scum" sent by "the lefties to destroy our country" while offering no evidence she was paid.
Newsmax captured and broadcast footage of the assault, triggering a fierce social media backlash, with critics charging MAGA supporters with hypocrisy on free speech.
As she was dragged out, the protester thrust her middle finger at the crowd in a defiant gesture.
