The incident came as Trump lambasted Hillary Clinton for calling half of his supporters a “basket of deplorables”.
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“We need working mothers to be fairly compensated for their work and have access to affordable quality child care for their work”, Trump said.
Though Teeter did not sustain any serious injuries, she was taken to a nearby hospital and released early hours of Tuesday morning.
But Trump has sought to mollify the tone of his campaign, saying at more recent rallies that his supporters should be non-violent toward protesters.
“I said you better learn to speak Russian, and I said the first two words are going to be, ha ha”.
“He turned around and just cold-cocked me”, she said.
Police also arrested five people in connection with the rally.
Obama, whose 50 percent job approval rating could help improve the climate for the Democratic ticket in the November 8 election, rallied party faithful against Trump, the 70-year-old NY real estate developer, at an outdoor event in Philadelphia.
Matt Price of Fairview said he saw Teter hit the ground and heard a loud “metal clank” and assumed it was the oxygen tank she was wearing in a backpack.
Police told the Citizen-Times they did not make an immediate arrest because they had not witnessed the incident.
Teter has been politically active her whole life. She later said she regretted the remark.
She spoke to the Citizen-Times from the counter at Cafe 64 on Haywood Street downtown.
“She’s such a sweet lady”, Dixon said.
Trump will propose in a speech on Tuesday night allowing families to deduct the cost of childcare expenses from income taxes, his campaign said, a move aimed at bolstering his support among women voters. “#AVLPD”, the police department tweeted Tuesday.
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Asked about whether there should have been more officers or barriers to keep protesters and supporters apart, Quinn said outside of measures to protect Trump, the secret service had to balance people’s right to protest with security.
