'He's a fat guy': Trump ridicules female protester wearing 'Release the Epstein files' shirt as she is punched and kicked out of Ohio rally – watch viral video

President Donald Trump mocked a protester at a raucous rally held in Youngstown, Ohio, calling her "a fat guy" and suggesting that she should "go on a diet." The protester, who was wearing a black t-shirt that read "Release the Epstein Files", was also punched in the face and assaulted by an apparent supporter of Trump present in the crowd. Trump was criticizing Ohio Democratic Senate candidate Sherrod Brown, who is contesting against Republican Sen. Jon Husted, when the altercation broke out.

Protester taken out of venue

A video of the confrontation that is doing the rounds on social media platforms shows an attendee shoving the protester and hitting her in the face as the crowd cheers. The rallygoer also grabbed her by the hair and apparently attempted to slam her face toward the ground.


Later, police officers intervened and broke up the fight before escorting the woman out of the venue. The video showed the man who attacked her remaining in the hall and exchanging high-fives with other attendees.

'Gotta go on a diet'

Trump noticed the disruption and suggested that the protester had been paid to interrupt the rally. "They’re all paid. They get paid by the lefties in order to destroy our country. They’re scum. But he’s going back home to Mom...Look at him. Look at him. Terrible. Don’t we love law enforcement?" he rambled.

Also mocking the protester's weight, the president said: "Oh, he’s gotta go on a diet! He’s a fat guy." He added that the woman was a "very low-class protester."

Trump under fire over Epstein files

The incident at the Ohio rally comes as the Trump administration and the Department of Justice (DOJ) face bipartisan criticism over the delay in the the release of additional documents related to investigations into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died inside his jail cell in 2019.

Trump's red-state campaigning

During his Youngstown speech, Trump berated the Somali and Haitian communities and delivered fierce political attacks, catering to his voter base in the state.

With the Ohio rally, the president launched a weeklong campaign trail, as part of which he is also set to visit Alaska and Montana -- states he had won in the 2024 election. The rallies come hot on the heels of the midterm election, slated to take place on November 3.