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0:13Now PlayingMore than 200 people converged on an eastern Nebraska high school auditorium Tuesday evening for a town hall held by Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Flood.
Only minutes in, a cacophony of jeers, boos and angry demands for answers revealed most were there to voice their displeasure with the congressman.
It was unfamiliar territory for Flood — a former speaker of the Nebraska Legislature and popular politician in his deep red state. He had picked Columbus, Nebraska, for his first in-person town hall this year, the hometown of Republican Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen and the seat of a county that voted nearly 3-to-1 for Trump in November.
Flood was the latest Republican member of Congress to face backlash at home over actions by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to slash government spending.
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