'Don't hurt him!' Trump taunts crowd as he's repeatedly interrupted by protesters

Donald Trump was interrupted three times by protesters on Friday during a campaign-style rally in Rockland County, New York, held to boost one of the GOP's most vulnerable House incumbents heading into the 2026 midterms.

The first protester was swiftly removed by police as Trump introduced Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) — caught on video but without audio — before Trump had barely gotten started.

The second interruption came mid-speech as Trump was ranting about transgender athletes in women's sports, spinning one of his signature stories about a female swimmer dwarfed by a transgender competitor. As the protester was removed, Trump turned it into a punchline.

"Go home to mom. Go home to mom. Go home to mom," Trump told the crowd. "Take him home to mommy. He's gonna be in trouble."

He then added: "I say his mom's watching on television right now and she's loving it."

The third protester struck while Trump was hammering Democrats on immigration, ticking through a list of Democratic votes he claimed proved the party supports "open borders" and "men in women's sports."

"We have another little disturbance back there," Trump said, barely breaking stride. "Hello. Hello, everybody. That's OK. It's already cleared up."

He then mocked the speed of the removal. "The guy raises his hand, starts screaming something, and within about two seconds, it's over."

Trump closed the bit with his standard legal disclaimer: "Don't hurt him. Don't hurt him. Don't hurt him. I do that for legal reasons — do not hurt him under any circumstances. And now I can say I'm innocent."

The Suffern event marked the first presidential visit to Rockland County since Gerald Ford in 1976. Trump skipped the U.S. Naval Academy graduation to attend.