The GOPs response has been to turn and run.
Last week, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.
)claimedthat the voters confronting Republicans were paid protesters.
An attendee holds up a sign referencing Elon Musk as Republican Rep. Rich McCormick speaks with an attendee following a town hall on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025 in Roswell, GA.Elijah Nouvelage/The Washington Post/Getty Images
There is no evidence of any town hall conspiracy.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz suggested something similar in response toPoliticos report on Tuesday.
Thats a shame, the former vice presidential candidatewroteon X.
If your Republican representative wont meet with you because their agenda is so unpopular, maybe a Democrat will.
Hell, maybe I will.
Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) was recentlymercilessly heckledduring a town hall in Georgias 7th Congressional District.
Why is a supposedly conservative party taking such a radical and extremist and sloppy approach to this?
The executive can only enforce laws passed by Congress; they cannot make laws, oneattendee said.
When are you going to wrest control back from the executive and stop hurting your constituents?
Let me tell you what that means.
That means that sick kids die in this country.
That means that hospitals in depressed communities, in rural communities, close their doors, right?
That means that drug and addiction treatment centers disappear all across this country.
And for what, and for what because Elon Musk needs another billion dollars?
This post was originally published on Feb. 26.
