Trump fires back after protester interrupts Myrtle Beach rally for Darline Graham
Graham joined Trump onstage at his rally and thanked him for his endorsement ahead of the Senate runoff.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates New York Post, which republished this story. The other scores rate the article itself.
The New York Post has a publisher credibility rating of 66 across 120 stories, and this article identifies Fox News as its author. The credited outside byline suggests the reporting was reproduced with attribution, rather than independently reported by the Post.
- Track record — The publisher's site rating is 66 based on 120 stories.
- Source type — The publisher is classified as national news, a favorable institutional signal.
- Author attribution — The page credits Fox News rather than a New York Post reporter.
- Transparency — The story attributes the protest details to a White House pool report.
The article gives a named source for the protest logistics and includes direct statements from Trump and Graham. It is brief and largely presents the rally and campaign's perspective, with little independent context or competing perspective.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article reports the protest and quotes Trump and Graham, but it is largely a one-sided account of a campaign rally and provides no response or perspective from the protester or an opposing campaign.
- Source diversity — Trump, Graham and a White House pool report appear; no opposing campaign or protester is heard.
- Counterarguments presented — No counterargument or contrasting view is included.
- Opinion vs reporting — The piece is presented as news and mainly recounts events and attributed remarks.
- Loaded language — The headline's 'fires back' wording is mildly dramatic, while the body is restrained.
The report is mostly straightforward, but it gives prominent space to Trump's campaign pitch and praise for Graham without including a contrary campaign perspective. Its language is otherwise restrained.
- Source selection — The account chiefly features Trump's and Graham's remarks, alongside a pool report on the protest.
- Language tone — The article uses mostly descriptive language, with a mildly dramatic 'fires back' framing in the headline.
- Framing — The story gives substantial space to Trump's appeal for Graham and his campaign message.
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593 stories · 70.6–71.4 · updated Oct 1, 2026
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Donald Trump interrupted his Myrtle Beach rally to respond to a protester, then urged voters to support Senate candidate Darline Graham in the South Carolina runoff. Graham joined him onstage and thanked him for his endorsement.
A protester interrupted Trump during his Myrtle Beach rally and was escorted out by police and convention center staff, according to a White House pool report. Trump paused to comment on the protester, then continued his speech. He also urged supporters to vote in the South Carolina Senate runoff, asking them to pretend he was on the ballot.
Trump said he encouraged Graham to run and praised her positions on taxes, immigration, gun rights and support for the military. Graham joined Trump onstage and thanked him for his endorsement and support.
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SWIPE →President who campaigned for Graham and responded to a protester
Trump's version of this story ↗Graham's late senator brother, mentioned in connection with Trump's friendship
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