'No!': GOP rep repeatedly booed and shouted down at unruly town hall in deep-red district
People attend a town hall meeting for constituents held by Democratic U.S. Senator Andy Kim at Teamsters Local 331 Hall in Egg Harbor City, New Jersey, U.S. March 20, 2025. REUTERS/Hannah Beier
U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, a Republican from Iowa, was repeatedly booed and shouted down with cries of “No!” during her Wednesday afternoon town hall, after promoting MAGA talking points and touting her vote for President Donald Trump’s reconciliation bill—legislation that would deliver tax cuts largely benefiting the wealthy while slashing key social safety net programs, including Medicaid, SNAP, and Medicare.
Declaring she was “proud to vote for President Trump’s one big, beautiful bill last week,” Congresswoman Hinson was met with immediate and loud shouts of “No!” and booing as she called the $4 trillion legislation “a generational investment.”
When the negative responses did not stop, Hinson chastised her constituents: “This is your time.”
“I think Americans overwhelmingly rejected the status quo for the country,” also said, but as soon as she added, “We were seeing an open border, high inflation,” she was met with even more negative responses.
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“The president is, I believe, fighting for you and fighting for me,” Hinson said, to more booing.
When she declared divine intervention saved President Trump’s life during the July assassination attempt, the crowd did not respond.
“He is helping deport criminal illegal aliens rather than letting them roam our streets freely,” was also met with more cries of “No!”
After the town hall, Hinson took to social media, in an apparent effort to smooth things over.
“I will always tell you where I stand,” she wrote. “I enjoyed hearing from constituents at my in-person town halls today and sharing more about my work with President Trump to secure the border and lower taxes for the middle-class. Thanks to everyone who came out – I’ll continue to be accessible and transparent to you.”
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