Trump uses antisemitic slur in defending Sen. Marshall

President Donald Trump used an antisemitic slur on Oct. 20, 2026, while speaking at a rally in Kansas in support of Republican Sen. Roger Marshall, NBC News reports. His comments came in reaction to a published story about Marshall's earlier career as a practicing physician, which said Marshall had taken hundreds of patients to court over money they owed him.

The episode puts the president in the position of publicly defending a fellow Republican against questions about unpaid patient debts, and it does so in a state that has become a midterm focal point. Separate NBC News coverage calls Kansas a key battleground this cycle and says voters there rank affordability among their top worries in a closely contested Senate race. The president's language, not the dispute over Marshall's medical practice, is what drew the coverage. NBC News also published a 55-second video of the rally remarks, dated the same day.

Summarized by PolitiKool from NBC News’s reporting. Read the full story at NBC News →