Security personnel escorted out a protester donning a “kill your local pedophile” shirt during President Donald Trump‘s speech at a rally in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.Trump was in the Palmetto State stumping for Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC), who is headed to a runoff primary election next week to replace her brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham. The president was discussing how Democrats want to impeach him when the incident unfolded.Videos of the event show a white man in a black shirt and ball cap being walked out by security, and some reports said he was chanting something. The individual was escorted out as onlookers chanted “loser,” followed by “USA, USA, USA.”
“That person’s going home to mom,” Trump said as the crowd cheered. “Gonna get scolded because mom is voting for us.”EDS NOTE: OBSCENITY – Supporters of President Donald Trump react to a protester who interrupted the president’s speech at a campaign rally for Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC) as she competes in a special Republican primary to replace her brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
Trump has long faced allegations and conspiracy theories because of his ties to the late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The political affiliation of the protester is not known.Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), who was ousted by a Trump-backed challenger in the primary election, had long fought for the full release of the Epstein files, which led to a rift in his relationship with the president.Massie, former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, and podcaster Tucker Carlson have formed a high-profile Republican rebellion against Trump over the Epstein files. Greene had also fallen out of favor with Trump due to backing legislation to force the release of the files detailing Epstein’s crimes.DEMOCRATS USE RECALLS TO PAN RFK JR.’S TENURE AS HHS SECRETARYGreene and Massie have both appeared on Carlson’s podcast to entertain theories that Trump engaged in pedophilic activities with Epstein.Their theories partly stem from Trump’s name appearing in the Epstein files approximately 38,000 times, though many references are duplicate media clips, contact lists, or unverified tips rather than accusations of wrongdoing.
