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.

  • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    Can’t share your optimism. I believe there is one strong bond that unifies what we now call Republicans and it’s a frightened pathetic hateful bigotry. Even when our goals might happen to align on details like this, I will never stand by their side. Fuck them, fuck them, fuck them.

    • smokin_shinobi@lemmy.world
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      24 hours ago

      If we can’t unite as a rational citizenry then we have no chance at making things better. We are all angry but if you want to fix it you have to start somewhere. I’d say the people that were trapped in propaganda cycles and are now realizing it are a really good place to start.