Protester heckles Trump over Epstein at Ohio rally

A protester interrupted President Donald Trump at an Ohio rally on October 28, singing that Trump had travelled on Jeffrey Epstein’s private plane and prompting the president to defend his past break with the financier. Trump said he had thrown Epstein out of his club because he considered him a “whack job,” and declared himself “totally exonerated” in relation to Epstein. The protester, Robert Potylo, who performs as Robby Roadsteamer, repeated the plane allegation as the crowd booed. Video posted by Potylo shows him being escorted from the event. Local reporting said police removed three protesters during the rally, held at the Shoemaker Center on Ohio University’s Chillicothe campus. Trump alleged that protesters had been paid to disrupt his appearance, citing a payment of 250. He provided no evidence during his remarks, and the claim has not been independently substantiated. He also described the protesters as connected to the political left and said Epstein was a Democrat. The interruption centered on a disputed account of Trump’s past association with Epstein. In December 2025, a U.S. Department of Justice disclosure included a prosecutor’s email stating that flight...