"He Is Encouraging Violence!": People Are Reacting To Trump's Apparent Delight After A Person Was Seemingly Punched At His Rally

Published: Oct 22, 2026 7:38 PM • Updated: Oct 22, 2026 8:32 PM • Original source

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The president appeared to take great delight in the altercation.

A depraved, shameful spectacle. The flag, the USA chant, all of it tainted for years.  pic.twitter.com/085uVVAp0y

I don’t know which is more disturbing: the President of the United States’s jubilation over an American being punched in the face, or the audience’s celebration of it. https://t.co/2R651XJ7by

Here we go AGAIN! Trump promoting and praising violence as MAGA tries to tell you it is the other way around. https://t.co/uYD2x0Ji4c

This article originally appeared on HuffPost.