Republicans Get Savagely Booed at Public Events

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Republican leaders in the Senate, the House, and Trump’s Cabinet getting booed in public appearances, town halls, and while walking around and it’s a glorious sight behold.

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Republican Congress members, senators, Trump cabinet members, they're all getting ruthlessly booed.

Those who are trying to avoid town halls, they're getting booed at their public appearances.

Those who are holding town halls, getting ruthlessly booed and mocked at their town halls.

The MAGA Republican cabinet members of Donald Trump walking in D.C., they're getting booed.

People are screaming shame, shame, shame.

And boy, do these people deserve it.

Let's take a look right here.

You have Senator Susan Collins of Maine.

Shame, shame, shame.

She shows up at a ribbon cutting because she's been avoiding all of these town halls.

She did not expect to be met with this, but she should have because you screwed your state.

You screwed the country.

But aren't you so concerned, Susan Collins?

Here, play this clip.

Shame, shame, shame, shame, shame, shame, shame, shame, shame, shame, shame, shame, shame, shame, shame, shame.

And here is another angle of her getting ruthlessly booed.

She's getting drowned out by booze.

Here, play this clip.

Then you've got MAGA Republican Congresswoman Ashley Henson.

She hasn't held a public town hall since May, but she did have time for a fundraiser.

Protesters were out there letting her know what they felt about her.

She's over in Iowa's 2nd congressional district.

Play this clip.

And outside of Hawkeye Downs, protesters line the streets saying they want the congresswoman to prioritize free public town halls over pay-to-enter gatherings.

She

refuses to make herself available here, including in her office,

despite many demands for a town hall.

But she was able to hold a fundraiser for $40 a ticket.

I'm not paying to see my representative.

Ashley Henson's last public town halls in her district were on May 28th.

Checking back in on Susan Collins.

How concerned are you, Susan?

Here, play this clip.

All right, let's take a look at MAGA Republican Congressmember Josh Brikeen.

He's the congressmember from Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district.

He held a town hall and just watch watch as he insults the town hall attendee after he was confronted about his vote to cut medicaid and medicare first brokein denies that there were any cuts and then claims his constituents doesn't have the facts to back up his claim to which his constituents said you might want to read your bill sir here play this clip i grew up on a farm just uh

over the parent lines i'm trying to grow up data

I want to clarify a few points, because you can check this on Congress.gov, the textbook you want to make beautiful bill.

It cuts Medicare by over 50 billion, including over 30 billion.

It doesn't touch Medicare.

I think you might want to reread the bill, sir.

I've been involved in the process.

I've been on the bush for me.

It doesn't touch Medicare.

It also cuts me.

Are you meaning Medicaid?

I'm also meaning, well, it cuts Medicaid as well.

Largely cuts Medicaid, including over $2 billion for the state of Oklahoma.

You have put my hospital at risk, sir.

I'm a refugee in my hospital.

You must get all my father

how easy it is to occur on the job.

I'm sure you do too.

Why should, when we can read this and we can read the text of the bill on Congress dollar job,

why should we believe what's in this?

Because what you're saying is not true.

You don't have any facts to back up what you just said.

I agree with the bill.

If you don't have facts to back up what you just said, I'm sorry.

Just help me.

And this is a problem.

People make statements and they don't have facts to back it up.

And Congressmember Brokeen held multiple town halls over the past 48 hours.

Here was another one that he held in Prior, Oklahoma.

And here a constituent asks him, can you please explain to us, number one, what does Donald Trump mean when he says he's reducing health care costs by 1400%?

How is that possible?

And also, prices are not going down.

Y'all promised you were going to bring prices down.

Can you explain what's happening?

To which Congressmember Burkeen says, ma'am, ma'am, you don't know what you're talking about, ma'am.

Federal government has nothing to do over.

You best got to read your Constitution and the enumerated powers, ma'am.

You see, ma'am, that this is a state's issue, not a federal issue.

Dude, what are you talking about?

Have you ever heard of the Interstate Commerce clause?

Have you ever heard about the fact that Congress has the ability to or is solely responsible for tariffs?

Y'all are the reasons screwing it up.

Oh, but Congress, the president, nothing to do with it.

It's the state's fault.

That's why the prices are going up.

And that's why Donald Trump sang 1,400%.

The hell are these people talking about?

Play this clip.

Well, no, I had a couple of related questions.

One is: I've heard President Trump say more than once that he has lowered drug prices by 1500%.

I'm not sure how that works.

And the other is, can you tell me what specific bills we've passed or worked on that would lower grocery prices?

Yeah.

Well ma'am,

you're talking about things relative to state level.

And so you're mixing federal and state in terms of if you look at what the 18 enumerated powers say, The 18 enumerated powers that every member of Congress holds up their hand, swears an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution.

And most people who run for Congress don't know those 18 enumerated powers.

And they don't know the 10th Amendment that says the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states or their people, respectively.

And so, what I'm saying to you is, Oklahoma, if you want to have that conversation about grocery taxes, they've been having that conversation.

I think they have it with the president.

Yeah, but what I'm saying is,

but relative to constitutional authority, in the way that I have my staff analyze things, what we're allowed to do, okay, what we're allowed to do is it has to be under the framework.

We are given tax status,

but tell me the federal tax right now on groceries.

So what I'm saying is, state.

You're talking about state.

Who's next?

And then Congressmember Burkeen just took a trip to Israel.

AIPAC has paid this guy over $35,000.

And he goes, look, I got to do it because of my biblical support of israel genesis 12 and 17 that's why i do it that's why i do it everybody

where does it mention in the bible what where does the bible mention benjamin netanyahu committing atrocities in gaza where where where

that's in genesis 12 and 17 here play this clip uh my name is amanda dev this is the little complicated uh subject all right so lobbying you get paid by apec 35 000 And you're not going to get paid by APAC 35,000.

That's what they have it on your Facebook.

So let me ask you a question.

Can I explain to you?

One more thing.

Okay, let me just say, I'm going to finish.

I'm going to finish.

And then you're correct.

You made a statement.

Let me correct it.

APAC is an organization that supports Israel.

Before I ran for Congress, because of my biblical beliefs, I support Israel.

I believe in Genesis 12 and Genesis 17.

I believe that there is something very special biblically about the covenant with the land of Israel.

It's not in the Bible.

It's not in the Bible.

Let me finish.

It doesn't mean I give Israel a pass to do whatever they want to, but I have a biblical

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And then, you know, you can really see what a sicko this guy, Congressman Brikit Burkeen, is.

He's like, but let me tell you what's really going on here.

You got Sharia law.

Sharia law.

They're trying to do Sharia in america today they're trying to reestablish the ottoman empire in the united states and so god has told me we best stop the ottoman empire and all of this sharia

okay what are these people talking about like what the hell is wrong with these people here play this clip We've got Sharia law trying to be set up in America today.

Absolutely we do.

You have Sharia law trying to be established in America today.

The Muslim Brotherhood, the Muslim Brotherhood is the ideology, and you've got a Turkey president, guys.

We could not go turn into chaos.

We've been really good to each other today.

Turkey has a president who has made statements relative to reestablishing the Ottoman Empire.

Then a constituent goes to Congress member Burkeen.

You know, before you even came to this meeting, you went to Israel.

Okay, like, which is fine.

But have you visited Canada?

Have you visited the United Kingdom?

You just go to Israel?

Israel here.

Play this clip.

Can I finish?

Okay.

So you guys, I mean, whatever APEC pay for congressmen.

Okay, now last month, before you even come into this

meeting, you went to Israel.

I did go to Israel.

There is no other country allowed to take 40 members or 30 members of Congress, American Congress, to a different country.

You didn't go to Britain.

Did you go to Canada?

These are our allies, too.

Did you go to, I don't want you to go live.

I'm Lebanese.

I don't want you to go live.

I don't want you to pay a little.

I'm going to Syria.

Well, but don't go to Syria.

I've been working on it for two weeks.

Do you want to know about the genocide that's happening in Soweta?

I follow up with it.

I've completely, I can discuss that with you all day.

Now, this follows a series of town halls.

We've covered Mike Flood's town hall in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Here, play this clip.

My question is: fiscal.

With $450 million FEMA dollars being reallocated to open Alligator Alcatraz, and $600 million taxpayer FEMA dollars being used to now open more concentration camps and ICE burning through $8.4 million a day to illegally detain people.

How much does it cost for fascism?

How much do the taxpayers have to pay for a fascist country?

Congresswoman Hageman of Wyoming's town hall play this clip.

My question to you was how do you feel personally of stripping Americans of those foundational tools, those mail-in ballot tools.

Mail-in ballots.

Mail-in ballots are not foundational tools.

You're fully capable of exercising your right to vote without a mail-in ballot.

You are absolutely fully incapable of exercising your right to vote without a ballot.

ballot.

MAGA Republican Congressmember LaMalfa in California, play this clip.

Watch your language, please.

It's a public

put that finger down.

That's a really good term.

18,500 pets!

Say!

Say!

Say!

Say!

Say!

Not cuts for Medicaid slash Medicaid.

This bill is not going to be the be-all, end-all on the whole Medicaid question.

This had a portion that had to do with the fiscal, under the budget, reconciliation rules.

And so it's not the end of the discussion.

People that

really do need it and are

eligible under the program, they're not being cut.

And the hospital doesn't know.

Elise Stefanik, she tried to avoid town halls, but like Susan Collins, she went to a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the naming of a government building.

Stefanik thought that was safe territory for her.

Sorry, Stefanik, not the case.

Play this clip.

Checking back in on Wyoming Congresswoman Harriet Hagman.

She's the one one who goes around

Congress, the halls of the Capitol building, with a lasso.

She got a lasso.

Play this clip.

Who's responsible for establishing tariffs

in our country?

Well, right now the president is taking that authority, but I'm not sure when we go back to the summer.

Why?

Did he take that authority?

You're going to have to ask.

You guys gave it to him.

The House of Representatives are responsible for establishing tariffs.

You gave that to him.

The next thing I'd like to ask you.

You look at the bigger picture.

You're here to take it.

Tariffs have raised over $150 billion.

Who thinks so?

Inflation has not gone up.

We.

Inflation has not gone up.

Checking back in on Mike Flood, his recent town hall, MAGA Republican Congressmember Mike Flood from Lincoln, Nebraska.

Play this clip.

It talks about two big changes

to the Medicaid program.

One of those changes is that if you are able to work and you are able-bodied,

you have to work.

If you choose not to work, you do not get free health care.

You do not get free health care.

Okay, okay.

So, here's a question.

So, here's a question:

Do you think that people who are 28 years old that can work and refuse to work should get free health care?

I don't think that a majority of Nebraskans agree with you.

And here he comes.

Ped Hegsith in D.C.

One of the most loathsome and detestable humans.

Ped Hegseth, let's play it.

Same, shame, shame,

shame, shame,

shame.

Folks, the American people are pissed.

We are pissed that Donald Trump has gutted our health care, that things are not affordable, that prices are going up while Donald Trump claims he solved inflation, which is not taking place.

As I said before, healthcare being taken away, Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security all under attack.

The world is less safe right now.

Donald Trump is coddling and sucking up and bootlicking Vladimir Putin and attacking Ukraine.

Donald Trump promised he would end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours.

And now Trump says, LOL, JK,

that was just a joke.

And same thing with Gaza.

Didn't really mean I was going to solve that.

I was being sarcastic about all of those things.

And then in Washington, D.C., you've got Donald Trump putting his

face on

buildings, like billboards of himself, like you see in North Korea.

You have these cabinet meetings.

meetings which are like the most embarrassing things to watch where all of these cabinet people are like oh, Donald, you're so great.

We love you, Donald.

You're the smartest.

You're the greatest person.

Just like the weirdest stuff in the world.

We've got ice disappearing people off the street.

We got all of that going on.

We have concentration camps.

We have alligator Alcatraz.

People are livid right now and people are showing how they feel.

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