An Iowa congresswoman touted her support for President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill in back-to-back town halls on Wednesday, even as members of the audience jeered and disrupted her speech.
“They were booing when I was saying, you know, ‘We’re preserving tax cuts,’ and I can’t believe people would boo tax cuts for themselves,” Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, told Fox News Digital on Thursday.
“I think there are a number of people who just show up to these town halls who want to disrupt. They didn’t care what I had to say. They just want to boo and yell and be angry.”
And there were a significant number of such people at both her town halls in Elkader and Decorah on Wednesday.
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Rep. Ashley Hinson held back-to-back town halls on Wednesday. (Getty Images)
At both events, Hinson touted her support for Trump and House Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill and promoted the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) efforts.
Both issues drew largely negative reactions from people there, save for some exceptions.
At one point in the first town hall, a woman named Linda stood on behalf of another woman, Nicole, who was in a wheelchair and had “difficulty speaking.” Nicole, who relied on federal health and food programs, was concerned about any cuts to those programs making her life more difficult, Linda said.
The crowd then cheered as Hinson pledged that Republicans were only reforming those programs, “so that people like you can continue to have access to the treatments and medications you need.”
The goodwill was short-lived, however, when the next questioner accused Republicans of cutting university funding in favor of tax cuts for the wealthy – despite Hinson pointing out the bill does not change income tax brackets.
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“It’s an absolute crime,” the man shouted.
The boos grew louder when Hinson accused top universities of “letting men play in girls’ sports.” People in the crowd could be heard screaming “stop it” and “stop spinning.”
At her second town hall, the crowd jeered as Hinson emphasized her support for Trump.
“The president is, I believe, fighting for you and fighting for me. I’m fighting alongside of him. I think God saved President Trump’s life in Butler,” Hinson said before briefly pausing as the boos swelled.
“I think He saved his life in Butler, Pennsylvania for a reason. I…
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