- Republican leaders are calling for a temporary halt to town hall meetings following a series of outbursts and disruptions.
- President Trump suggested on Truth Social that “troublemakers” are being paid to attend these meetings.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson condemned the outbursts and encouraged Republican lawmakers to communicate with their constituents through other avenues.
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Following a series of outbursts, Republican leaders are calling for a temporary halt to town hall meetings. Videos circulating on social media show a woman being removed from an Idaho Republican town hall on Feb. 24 for heckling speakers. She has since filed a lawsuit against both the city and the sheriff’s department.
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On Saturday, March 1, in Kansas, Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., was booed while trying to leave for another appointment. All of these incidents led President Trump to post on Truth Social, suggesting that “troublemakers” are being paid to attend these Republican town hall meetings.
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What is Republican leadership saying?
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., condemned the outbursts at a Tuesday, March 4, press conference, stating, “There are people who do this as a profession; they’re professional protesters. So why would we give them a forum to do that right now? The best thing that our members can do is communicate directly, frequently and consistently with their constituents through other avenues than just going in to try to give the other side soundbites.”
Johnson encouraged Republican lawmakers to skip town halls and communicate with their constituents individually, avoiding open forums for now.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries responded on Twitter, “We don’t need to pay protestors; the American people are with us.”
The Hill reports that Representative Lauren Boebert of Colorado is among the lawmakers planning to take the advice of Republican leaders.
[Kale Carey]
FOLLOWING A RASH OF OUTBURSTS… REPUBLICAN LEADERS ARE CALLING FOR A TEMPORARY HALT TO TOWN HALL MEETINGS.
[From Video]
EXCUSE ME SHERIFF NORRIS… THIS MAN IS ASSUALTING ME. YOU OUT NOW!.. HE’S ASSULTING ME… YOU OUT NOW!))
[Kale Carey
THIS IS ONE MANY VIDEOS CIRCULATING ONLINE. IN THIS CASE, THE IDAHO WOMAN WAS REMOVED FROM THE MEETING FOR HECKLING SPEAKERS. SHE HAS SINCE FILED SUIT AGAINST BOTH THE CITY AND THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT.
[From Video]
I do appreciate… God bless America… you’re not done yet…boo.
ON SATURDAY, IN KANSAS… SENATOR ROGER MARSHALL WAS BOOED WHILE TRYING TO LEAVE FOR ANOTHER APPOINTMENT.
ALL OF THE OUTBURTS LED PRESIDENT TRUMP TO POST ON TRUTH SOCIAL- THE PRESIDENT ALLUDED TO “troublemakers” BEING PAID TO ATTEND THESE REPUBLICAN TOWN HALL MEETINGS.
[House Speaker Mike Johnson]
Are people who do this as a profession they’re professional protesters so why would we give them a form to do that
right now, the best thing that our members can do is communicate directly frequently consistently with them
constituents and their other avenues to do it than just going in to try to give the other side sound bites I mean.
[Kale Carey]
ON TUESDAY, HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON ENCOURAGED REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS TO SKIP TOWN HALLS AND COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR CONSTITUENTS INDIVIDUALLY AND FOR NOW… AVOID THE OPEN FORUMS.
HOUSE MINORITY LEADER HAKEEM JEFFRIES RESPONDED ON TWITTER.
WE DON’T NEED TO PAY PROTESTORS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE WITH U.S.
THE HILL REPORTS… REPRESENTATIVE LAUREN BOEBERT OF COLORADO IS AMONG THE LAWMAKERS PLANNING TO TAKE THE ADVICE OF REPUBLICAN LEADERS.
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