Trump on removal of protester at rally: ‘We don’t want to be politically correct’ | TheHill – The Hill

President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate gears up for battle over witnesses in impeachment trial Vulnerable Democrats tout legislative wins, not impeachment Trump appears to set personal record for tweets in a day MORE on Tuesday night appeared to call out security officials over their failure to quickly remove a protester from a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, lamenting that it was a product of a "political correctness."

Trump became noticeably frustrated after a woman wearing a black knit hat and carrying a "grabbing power back" sign disrupted his speech. After stepping a way from the lectern, Trump returned to microphone and repeatedly stated, "get her out."

Video shared on social media showed the woman walking around in circles and shouting as a security guard triedto contain her. Security eventually escorted her out of the arena. Footage showed one rally attendee attempting to snatch her sign as sheneared an exit.

"See, these guys want to be so politically correct. Get her out," Trump said amid a chorus of boos and jeers from the audience. "See that. Ill tell you, law enforcement is so great."

"That particular guy wanted to be so politically correct," Trump added, before mocking the security guard's posture. "We don't want to be politically correct. I don't know who he was. He didn't do the greatest job."

"See, these guys want to be so politically correct -- get her out!... We don't want to be politically correct."

President Trump responds to a protester at #TrumpRallyHershey. pic.twitter.com/l0ZIiTWBHo

Trump rally security tries unsuccessfully to corral the protester wearing the @RefuseFascism shirt with a gigantic pink middle finger on it in Hershey, PA as she dances around them, giving the crowd the finger. Trump was calm at first then started to lose his temper. pic.twitter.com/40lbOeupJW

Trump's rally came the same day House Democrats unveiled two articles of impeachment against the president over his dealings with Ukraine. Trump spent much of his time during hisrally speech criticizing Democrats over their handling of the inquiry, deriding it as "stupid."

During his speech, Trump also rejected the Justice Department Inspector General report that found FBI agents were not motivated by political bias when they launchedinvestigations into associates of Trump's campaign in 2016.

The president has repeatedly sparked controversy over his comments about demonstrators who have protested at his rallies.Heonce said at a 2016 rallyin Las Vegas that he'd like to punch a protester "in the face."

Trumpalso encouraged his supportersat another rally that year to "knock the crap" out of any protesters causing trouble.

"I promise you, I will pay for the legal fees," Trump said.

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