Trump Mississippi rally interrupted by heckler: ‘Shove that ballroom up your a**’

A Mississippi rally for Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith turned awkward for President Donald Trump on Monday when a man in the audience shouted an obscene suggestion about the White House ballroom project. Trump told the man to go home, grinned, and watched as the heckler was escorted out while supporters chanted "USA." The interruption is one of several at his recent midterm campaign events, which come as Republicans contend with poor polling before the November elections, according to The Independent.

Trump asserted that such protesters are paid, putting the figure at $250 and saying they believe George Soros is the source. The Independent notes he has previously accused the Hungarian-American billionaire of bankrolling demonstrators without evidence. Trump added that the hecklers damage their own prospects.

The ballroom has drawn legal and political resistance since Trump ordered the East Wing demolished to make room for it. Former President Barack Obama mentioned it during an Ohio appearance over the weekend, saying the structure would exceed the size of the White House itself. In response, Trump said Obama should be focused on something else, then touted his withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, which he called the stupidest deal he had ever seen.

Summarized by PolitiKool from The Independent’s reporting. Read the full story at The Independent →