Trump is to rally for Darline Graham in a tight South Carolina Senate race despite their split over Russia sanctions
Donald Trump at his Greenville, North Carolina rally, where he mimicked punching hecklers and vowed to treat them "very, very rough".A protester is escorted from the rally as Trump warned supporters that hecklers disrupting his events in North Carolina — and in Texas, Tennessee and Alaska — would be treated "very, very rough.
Darline Graham is running about even with Democrat Annie Andrews in South Carolina, a state Trump won by nearly 18 points in 2024. Trump will appear at Clemson University less than two weeks before the November 3 vote. Graham says she disagrees with him on the sanctions: 'I don't trust Putin, and I don't trust Russia.' On Tuesday, Trump also vowed to pour another $100 million into Republican races.
Trump backed Graham for the seat after Lindsey Graham died unexpectedly in July.
Some Republican strategists are begging him to stay away: 'All he's doing is hurting Republicans.'
Senate leader John Thune predicts the GOP will beat the polls and keep its 53-47 majority.
