GOP Rep Laughs Gleefully as Voters Boo Musk’s DOGE at Raucous Town Hall
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About 75 percent of the crowd was there to challenge Wyoming congresswoman Harriet Hageman, according to estimates.

Summary

Rep. Harriet Hageman faced loud boos at a Wyoming town hall after endorsing funding for Elon Musk’s DOGE cost-cutting initiative.

The crowd, mostly opposed to her stance, jeered as she laughed and clapped, labeling the audience’s reaction “embarrassing.”

Hageman defended Social Security funding despite concerns that Musk’s efficiency drive might cut it, calling it a “Ponzi scheme.”

The only bipartisan applause came when Hageman opposed closing rural mail distribution centers.

  • nkat2112@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    75·
    1 day ago

    Somehow, she thought these were good talking points:

    “I voted in favor of the continuing resolution, or CR, which extends funding…” Rep. Harriet Hageman said as the booing began. She smiled as she continued, “…for the fiscal year until September 30.”

    “It keeps the lights on for President [Donald] Trump and DOGE to continue their work,” she added, as the booing reached a crescendo.

    It’s worth noting:

    About 500 people had packed the civic center auditorium in Laramie, where a local reporter with the Cowboy State Daily estimated about three-quarters of the crowd were there to oppose her.

    It was a “startling dynamic” in a state that Trump carried with more than 72 percent of the vote, according to the Cowboy State Daily.

    The Luigi talk was interesting and suggests there is biparstisanship on the problem of the oligarchy:

    During Wednesday’s town hall, the crowd also burst into chants of “Tax the rich!” and “January 6th!”

    I’m also unsure why the crowd chanted “January 6th” given that the seditionists were pardoned and this is very red Wyoming. Could there be some bipartisanship here as well now?

    These GOP townhalls are very enjoyable. Let’s hope we see more of this.

    • vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works
      35·
      1 day ago

      The implication I’m getting from that January 6th chant is that they’re basically threatening to lynch 'em. I grew up and am still surrounded by these ingrates, they are surprisingly murder happy towards politicians in general let alone the feds.

    • RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com
      15·
      1 day ago

      These GOP townhalls are very enjoyable. Let’s hope we see more of this.

      Let’s hope the energy leads to change. I do want to be entertained, but I want to safe first.

    • JasonDJ@lemmy.zip
      10·
      1 day ago

      Maybe it was a “Let’s Go Brandon” moment and they were chanting “January Siths?”. Current administration does come across a bit…dark-side-y, to put it lightly…and the opposition isn’t that great at branding.

      Musk and Trump have sort of an emporer/Vader dynamic. Hopefully one will find their humanity and kill the other before promptly dieing themselves. A man can dream.