LANSING — In case you missed it, congressional Republicans have been running scared from hundreds of constituents across Michigan who have been protesting their offices and town halls over Trump and Musk’s agenda, including cutting Medicaid just to bankroll tax breaks for billionaires. Over the past couple weeks, Michiganders have been making their voices heard at their Republican representatives’ offices, and for Representatives Huizinga, Barrett, and James, it’s not looking good.
In the past few weeks, Trump has thrown Michigan’s public schools, veterans’ affairs, and economy into chaos with his extremist agenda — and Michiganders aren’t happy about it. For Republicans like Representative Bill Huizinga, their complete support for Trump’s agenda has brought angry constituents to their doorsteps. For Republicans like Representative Tom Barrett and John James, they’ve been too scared to even hold a town hall, refusing to hear from the people who elected them.
Make no mistake, they know what they’re doing, and they know that Trump’s agenda is going to hurt Michigan, so now it’s time they face the music. Michiganders deserve to be heard by their elected officials, and if these Republicans continue to hide, the voters will be sure to show them the door next November.
Read more about these Michigan Republicans’ cowardly behavior below:
AP: Republican lawmakers hold telephone town halls as protesters demand more
- Protesters demanding an in-person town hall from their western Michigan GOP congressman chanted loudly Friday as honking drivers signaled support, disrupting the usual calm of a conservative family vacation town…
- Meanwhile, longtime Holland resident Linda Visscher and other protesters faced freezing temperatures and falling snow outside Huizenga’s office on Friday. Holding a sign that read, “Our House seat is not your entitlement, you are accountable to your constituents.”
Heartland Signal: Tom Barrett’s office refuses to hold town hall: ‘Wouldn’t be productive’
- After voting for a budget plan that will likely cut Medicaid and food stamps, U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett (R-MI) refused to hold a town hall, claiming “George Soros-backed groups have been storming my office…”
- On Tuesday, National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) instructed GOP congressmen to avoid doing town halls, saying “the protests at town halls and district offices are going to get even worse.”
Michigan Advance: Bernie Sanders draws 10,000 supporters to Warren for a ‘Fight Oligarchy’ rally
- Sanders said the tour is focused on areas where Republicans narrowly won seats in Congress. He called on U.S. Rep. John James (R-Shelby Twp.), to hold an in-person town hall with constituents.
- “He has the right to make his case, to speak, you have the right to ask him questions,” Sanders said.
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