President Trump was interrupted by at least 12 hecklers — two of whom were assaulted on-camera by outraged rally-goers Wednesday evening in South Carolina, with the commander in chief praising an older supporter for beating a protester close to the stage.

“Who’s the guy that threw the punch? You are!” Trump said from the stage at Clemson University after a scrawny male protester was taken away by sheriff’s deputies.

“You reminded me of Evander ‘the Real Deal’ Holyfield,” Trump instructed the senior-citizen assailant, likening him to the four-time heavyweight boxing champion, who attended the rally.

President Trump praised a supporter for pummeling a man who interrupted his speech in South Carolina Wednesday evening. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect

🚨 BREAKING: MAGA MAN just THREW PUNCHES at a disruptive leftist who went berserk during the rally, and President Trump gave HIM a shoutoutTRUMP: “Wow! MAN. I WATCHED that! That was incredible. Is everybody OK? Who’s the guy that threw that PUNCH?” 😅 *Crowd cheers*”There’s a… pic.twitter.com/HIt6yD3slK— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 21, 2026

“They don’t realize it’s really dangerous to do that,” Trump said of heckling. “It takes courage to do that at a Trump rally. He got whacked. Just he started, you know, that screech, whatever the hell they do, whatever they practice. And as he’s in the process of the screech, he got whacked!”

An earlier heckler, a man carrying a go well with and tie, was stalked outside the expo middle’s important ground and smacked on the head by another older man.

It was unclear if either assailant was arrested.

This is the sixth protestor eliminated from President Trump’s rally in South Carolina – an attendee adopted and knocked him on his head. pic.twitter.com/M3Xcturnsk— Libbey Dean (@LibbeyDean_) October 21, 2026

The giant quantity of hecklers and the ensuing scuffles was uncommon for a Trump rally and was reminiscent of the then-Republican candidate’s chaotic 2016 marketing campaign occasions.

The exact message shouted by the hecklers was tough to hear, though one younger man confirmed the president two center fingers.

Trump made the journey to support the marketing campaign of appointed Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC), who is in search of a full six-year time period after filling her late brother Lindsey Graham’s seat in July.

A protester gestures at Trump. REUTERS

A protester is eliminated by regulation enforcement as Trump speaks. Getty Images

There were more protesters than is typical at Trump’s rallies. REUTERS

He attacked Graham’s Democratic opponent Annie Andrews a pediatrician doing surprisingly properly in polling in the deeply conservative state.

Trump claimed Andrews “supports giving sex toys and other obscene materials to seriously confuse young people and children.”

Her marketing campaign did not instantly reply to The Post’s request for remark.

Trump visited South Carolina to support Sen. Darline Graham, who is in an unexpectedly shut race. REUTERS

Trump also referred to the Democrat as “Tranny Annie,” claiming she was “a fanatical transgender activist.”

“She’s really a rabid advocate for taxpayer-funded child sexual mutilation,” he said. “She’s a mutilizer. You know what a mutilizer is? That’s a person that doesn’t do good things.”

Andrews instructed Forbes last month: “I don’t support biological men playing in women’s sports and I also don’t support and have never performed gender surgery on minors.”

Trump touted his plans for a $5,000 payday to every American if Republicans retain management of Congress and acquired applause rattling off his accomplishments since reclaiming energy last 12 months, including new tax cuts and dramatically decreasing unlawful immigration alongside the US-Mexico border.

But his focus on the Senate contest was derailed by the persistent heckling.

“It’s always right at my punchline,” he said. “I’ve had three punchlines, and three of them — they time them beautifully.”