'We're Pissed!': Angry Constituents Confront DOGE-Backing GOP Rep At Chaotic Town Hall
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Rich McCormick was met with boos and jeers as "hundreds of critics" reportedly let him have it at the Georgia town hall event.

Summary

Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) faced backlash at a town hall in Roswell, Georgia, over his support for Elon Musk and deep federal budget cuts.

Constituents jeered and booed as McCormick defended layoffs at the CDC, arguing AI makes some jobs redundant.

Attendees criticized the cuts as rushed and extreme, chanting “shame” and accusing him of harming local communities.

The heated event echoed past voter outrage at town halls, with some Republicans avoiding similar meetings after Trump’s first term began in 2017.

  • @9point6
    107•1 day ago

    Right wing politicians operate on leverage.

    These people gave them the keys in exchange for hearing what they wanted.

    They no longer have leverage as far as the politician is concerned, so he’s done telling them what they want to hear.

    History repeats again

    • @WeeSheep
      -31•1 day ago

      Pretty sure that’s how right and left politicians work. I’m not saying it’s a good thing, that’s just generally how politics works now that impeachment means nothing, especially when people have such short memories.

      • @9point6
        53•1 day ago

        Nah that’s just the both sides fallacy, but it sounds like you’re operating from a US perspective, so I can see why you think this.

        Reminder that Liberalism is also a right-wing ideology, it’s just a bit more socially centrist than conservatism. You don’t really have much of a left-wing voice in US politics at all, beyond a couple of politicians, I’m afraid.

        Actual left wing politicians are guided by ideology to primarily benefit the greatest number of people with their policy.

        Right wing politicians are guided by ideology to primarily benefit those holding the greatest amount of capital with their policy.

        Pretty much everything else follows from that.

        • @TheDemonBuer
          28•1 day ago

          It’s true, the range of ideological possibilities has been intentionally limited, here in the US. As Noam Chomsky said:

          The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum.