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Hecklers interrupted President Donald Trump campaigning on Friday (August 21) for political novice Darline Graham in the race for her late brother&#x27;s Senate seat, a contest that could test the White House&#x27;s political clout before November&#x27;s midterm elections.One heckler was seen wearing a black shirt bearing the words &quot;Kill your local pedophile,&quot; while another protester approached the stage and shouted at the president.Trump spoke at a South Carolina rally for Graham as she sought to recover from fumbling a basic foreign policy question in a debate against U.S. Representative Ralph Norman, her opponent in Tuesday&#x27;s (August 18) primary runoff election.Her brother, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a personal friend and political ally of Trump, died suddenly in July from a heart issue, forcing a snap election to fill the seat. Trump quickly endorsed his younger sister to take his place. <div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/7/12/us-senator-and-trump-ally-lindsey-graham-dies-age-71-1719">READ: US senator and Trump ally Lindsey Graham dies age 71</a></div>South Carolina&#x27;s Republican Governor Henry McMaster appointed her to the Senate on a temporary basis.Lindsey Graham was a foreign policy leader in the Republican Party, which made Darline Graham&#x27;s stumble in response to a debate question on Tuesday about the U.S. alliance with Taiwan all the more striking.Trump&#x27;s party faces an increasingly difficult climate in November&#x27;s elections, but South Carolina is unlikely to be a battleground. Trump won the state in 2024 by 18 percentage points, and both Graham and Norman cast themselves as the president&#x27;s allies. Norman mounted an unsuccessful bid for governor, finishing third in the June primary.Graham and Norman emerged from a Republican field of 10 candidates in a special Senate primary on August 11. Graham bested Norman 32.8% to 24.6% but fell well short of the clear majority needed to win the contest outright.The runoff campaign has revolved around which candidate hews closest to Trump&#x27;s agenda.<div>(Production &amp; Editing by Eva Weininger; Writing by Jarrett Renshaw, Jacob Bogage and David Morgan)</div>

Hecklers interrupted President Donald Trump campaigning on Friday (August 21) for political novice Darline Graham in the race for her late brother's Senate seat, a contest that could test the White House's political clout before November's midterm elections

Hecklers interrupted President Donald Trump campaigning on Friday (August 21) for political novice Darline Graham in the race for her late brother's Senate seat, a contest that could test the White House's political clout before November's midterm elections

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Hecklers disrupt Trump at South Carolina rally to support Darline Graham

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Published August 22, 2026 11:17 AM PHT

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