Summary

Rep. Chuck Edwards’ North Carolina town hall erupted in chaos as constituents furiously protested DOGE, a Trump administration initiative tied to mass federal job cuts and Elon Musk’s growing influence.

Attendees, including laid-off government workers, jeered at Edwards over employment losses and reduced federal funding.

Constituents raised concerns about federal job cuts affecting veterans’ services, national parks, and Hurricane Helene recovery efforts.

Edwards struggled to respond but remained unfazed. The GOP downplayed the unrest, calling it staged, though independent voters like veteran Martin Downie say they feel directly targeted by their own government.

  • petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    6 hours ago

    If you think that Chuck Schumer selling us out to the Republican double-hitler funding bill this week isn’t on some level indicative of the DNC putting a ball-gag in our mouth and bending us over, I really don’t know what to tell you.