odanny
Diamond Member
Most of these bootlickers in the Republican Party lack a backbone and would rather hide from their constituents, but this guy found his backbone. One has to wonder if he thinks now it was a good idea.
Trump-o-nomics is hurtling towards the abyss at a greater rate of speed than anyone thought possible. This is the danger of an autocracy, no one there to hit the brakes.
Rep. Chuck Edwards kicked off a town hall meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, to applause for being one of the few Republican lawmakers still willing to meet with constituents amid warnings from GOP leadership to bypass in-person sessions.
By the night’s end, he was pleading with the crowd for civility.
“Would you give me a chance to answer this question, and you can start yelling after?” Edwards asked, after receiving a question about President Donald Trump’s “destructive and disastrous trade war.” Within a minute, the crowd booed him once again.
Edwards was repeatedly interrupted at the Thursday meeting as he fielded questions about Trump’s foreign policy, Elon Musk’s efforts to make cuts to government agencies through the U.S. DOGE Service, and how he would “make sure North Carolina does not get taken over by dictatorship and fascism.” The reaction grew especially hostile when he voiced support for Trump administration policies, including loud boos when he said the president supported Ukraine and when he defended Musk and DOGE. DOGE stands for Department of Government Efficiency.
Edwards faced his constituents as similar gatherings hosted by congressional Republicans have grown more combative, with voters in states such as Georgia, Wisconsin and Oregon venting their anger, particularly over DOGE’s efforts to fire federal employees and cut services. Earlier this month, House Speaker Mike Johnson encouraged Republican lawmakers to move these sessions online or do them via telephone, claiming that in-person events have been overtaken by “professional protesters” who are doing it “for the cameras.”
“We don’t need to send paid protesters into your town hall meetings,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) posted on social media in response. “The American people are with us.”
More than half of Americans disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job, according to Washington Post-Ipsos polling in late February, while 45 percent approve. Musk is less popular than Trump, with just 34 percent of Americans saying they approve of his handling of his role, while 49 percent disapprove and 14 percent were unsure. The polling also suggests discontent has spread beyond the Democratic base, with Americans disapproving by a 2-to-1 ratio Musk’s shutting down federal agencies that he decides are unnecessary and 63 percent of people concerned his team is gaining access to sensitive personal data.
WaPo
Trump-o-nomics is hurtling towards the abyss at a greater rate of speed than anyone thought possible. This is the danger of an autocracy, no one there to hit the brakes.
Rep. Chuck Edwards kicked off a town hall meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, to applause for being one of the few Republican lawmakers still willing to meet with constituents amid warnings from GOP leadership to bypass in-person sessions.
By the night’s end, he was pleading with the crowd for civility.
“Would you give me a chance to answer this question, and you can start yelling after?” Edwards asked, after receiving a question about President Donald Trump’s “destructive and disastrous trade war.” Within a minute, the crowd booed him once again.
Edwards was repeatedly interrupted at the Thursday meeting as he fielded questions about Trump’s foreign policy, Elon Musk’s efforts to make cuts to government agencies through the U.S. DOGE Service, and how he would “make sure North Carolina does not get taken over by dictatorship and fascism.” The reaction grew especially hostile when he voiced support for Trump administration policies, including loud boos when he said the president supported Ukraine and when he defended Musk and DOGE. DOGE stands for Department of Government Efficiency.
Edwards faced his constituents as similar gatherings hosted by congressional Republicans have grown more combative, with voters in states such as Georgia, Wisconsin and Oregon venting their anger, particularly over DOGE’s efforts to fire federal employees and cut services. Earlier this month, House Speaker Mike Johnson encouraged Republican lawmakers to move these sessions online or do them via telephone, claiming that in-person events have been overtaken by “professional protesters” who are doing it “for the cameras.”
“We don’t need to send paid protesters into your town hall meetings,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) posted on social media in response. “The American people are with us.”
More than half of Americans disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job, according to Washington Post-Ipsos polling in late February, while 45 percent approve. Musk is less popular than Trump, with just 34 percent of Americans saying they approve of his handling of his role, while 49 percent disapprove and 14 percent were unsure. The polling also suggests discontent has spread beyond the Democratic base, with Americans disapproving by a 2-to-1 ratio Musk’s shutting down federal agencies that he decides are unnecessary and 63 percent of people concerned his team is gaining access to sensitive personal data.
WaPo
