Republican held town halls have not gone well for them in the last few weeks, including in red districts. We the People do not approve of all the proposed budget cuts to finance major tax cuts for people who do not need them, the wealthy and well connected. We the People also do not approve of the unelected nor confirmed to anything, co-president, Elon Musk.
So, how does ‘leadership’ resolve this bigly issue? Tell these craven assholes to stop holding town hall meetings, at least not in the traditional sense. Party leaders have told fellow GQPers to hold tele-town halls or at least vet attendees to avoid scenes that become viral clips, or complete shit shows.
The town halls, and the rash of negative headlines, have been the first bit of public blowback for members who face voters next year. And the new reluctance to hold them indicates there are bubbling concerns about the impact the cuts could have on the GOP’s chances of holding its thin majority in the House next year.
Moses Mike, who cannot face the realization that We the People are not into their massive budget cuts, mass firings, and total chaos, went so far as to call the attendees, ‘paid protesters.’ Of course he offered no proof of his claim because gaslighting, spinning, and downright lying are to be expected from these craven assholes.
COLLINS: And we’ve seen the blowback that some Republicans in your caucus are getting when they go back home to their districts, worried about these cuts or worried about what DOGE is doing. Do you have concerns that that’s anything that Democrats will be able to use to run against those Republicans?
JOHNSON: No, no, I don’t because the videos you saw of the town halls were for paid protesters in many of those places. These are Democrats who went to the events early and filled up the seats. If the videos had panned out–
COLLINS: You can’t argue they were all paid protestors, though, Mr. Speaker.
JOHNSON: Many of them were. I don’t know.
COLLINS: One Republican acknowledged they were his constituents.
JOHNSON: Uh, one Republican acknowledged they were constituents. That’s fantastic. Ok, but they had Democrats come and fill the seats early, all right? This is an old playbook that they pulled out and ran, and it made it look like that what is happening in Washington is unpopular. But I’m gonna tell you, Kaitlan, the American people are behind what’s happening
Polling:
71 percent of Trump voters oppose Medicaid cuts: Poll
Most President Trump voters say they oppose any cuts to Medicaid as Republican lawmakers wrestle with how to reach up to $2 trillion in budget cuts through their reconciliation bill, a poll released Monday found.
The poll from Hart Research conducted for the nonprofit Families Over Billionaires, which advocates in opposition to tax cuts for the wealthy, found 71 percent of voters who backed Trump said cutting Medicaid would be unacceptable. Voters overall were even more opposed to it, with 82 percent saying so.
Six in 10 Trump voters also said cutting food and nutrition programs would be unacceptable.
FACT CHECK: GQP Lies About Cuts to Medicaid
The bill tasks the Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicaid and Medicare, with finding $880 billion in cuts, putting millions of Americans’ health care in jeopardy. No matter what Republicans may say this vote means, it will end in draconian cuts to Medicaid.
