The rally was held to support Republican Ken Paxton's campaign for a U.S. Senate seat in a state where Democrats have not won such a race in nearly 40 years. While Trump won Texas by nearly 14 points two years ago, Fox News Power Rankings now rate the current Senate race as a toss-up. During the event, Trump urged supporters to treat him as if he were on the ballot and targeted Democratic opponent James Talarico, whom he referred to as Tala-freak-o.
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Protesters Disrupt Trump San Antonio Rally 10 Times in Toss Up State
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Law enforcement officers detained multiple agitators in handcuffs following several physical altercations at a political event in San Antonio on Oct. 7. At least 10 separate interruptions by protesters disrupted Donald Trump's speech, including one instance where a rally supporter assaulted a demonstrator. Trump responded by labeling the hecklers as bad looking people and claiming they were paid by enemies of the nation, while also taunting one youth protester by claiming the individual's mother had voted for him.
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