Heckler interrupts Trump rally with ballroom protest

A heckler interrupted President Donald Trump’s speech at a rally in Corinth, Mississippi, on Monday with a profane protest against his planned White House ballroom, before security officers escorted the man out as the crowd booed and chanted. The interruption came as Trump was discussing his campaign activity for Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. The man shouted a vulgar demand that Trump abandon the ballroom project, cutting into the president’s remarks. Security officers walked him through the audience and out of the venue. Trump repeatedly told the heckler to go home. He then claimed the man was a paid protester and suggested billionaire George Soros was involved, saying protesters received $250. The reports provide no evidence that the man had been paid or that Soros was connected to the protest. Trump’s comments also did not establish that the heckler was arrested or charged. As the man was escorted away, audience members booed and some chanted “USA! USA! USA!” An attendee shouted support for Trump, who remarked that he had been at the punchline when interrupted. The episode unfolded at Crossroads Arena, where Trump was addressing supporters during a rally in the final...