GOP Rep Faces Furious Locals in Town Hall DOGE Mega Backlash

Friday, February 21, 2025

It got heated quickly over [GA Republican Dave] McCormick's support for the sweeping federal budget cuts made in recent weeks by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). McCormick faced boos and "catcalls" as residents pushed back on Trump's erratic governing style.

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I'm glad to see that not all Trump voters have given up their ability to think and speak out:

Georgia Republican faces town hall backlash over DOGE's 'chainsaw approach' to federal cuts

Rep. Rich McCormick faced an angry crowd Thursday during a town hall in his Georgia district, where many constituents lashed out at the Republican lawmaker over his support for massive federal layoffs and budget cuts by the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency.

In video of the event taken by Greg Bluestein, a reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and an NBC News contributor, attendees clashed with McCormick, bashing both President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk who is helping lead DOGE's efforts to drastically reduce government spending.

In one instance, an attendee referred to recent cuts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by asking, "Why is the supposedly conservative party taking such a radical and extremist and sloppy approach to this?"

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#1 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2025-02-21 08:42 AM | Reply

My MAGA Congressman deals with town halls by not having them.

These people who come out IN PERSON to question these fascists are BRAVE people.

But I think that their anger is wasted.

These elected MAGA fascists are cowards to their core.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-21 09:40 AM | Reply

I will give him credit for showing his stupid face at the meeting.

Almost all of them will hide and cower from angry constituents.

He will too now.

They don't care about anyone who can't afford a $25,000 per plate dinner.

#3 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-02-21 12:24 PM | Reply

"[GA Republican Dave]"

Correction: [GA Republican Rich] as in:

Rich McCormick bailed on CNN after his ill-fated town hall

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#4 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2025-02-21 05:19 PM | Reply

Dude, you can't have it both ways. You can't be both pro-Trump and pro-Constituent when Trump is screwing your constituents over. I bet you were just hoping you would not have to make the choice at such a public forum.

#5 | Posted by moder8 at 2025-02-21 09:12 PM | Reply

Trying to blame stuff on Diamond Joe. Love it. That went over like a lead balloon. This guy can now buy a calendar with Election Day 2026 as his final day of employment in his present job ...

#6 | Posted by catdog at 2025-02-21 09:50 PM | Reply

Imagine cutting the government and a bunch of libtard dorks think it's actually tyranny

#7 | Posted by THEBULL at 2025-02-21 10:08 PM | Reply

"Imagine cutting the government and a bunch of libtard dorks think it's actually tyranny"

Imagine firing government workers and not keeping their contact numbers for emergency rehire. Or not knowing the difference between new hires and new promotions. Or making a claim of savings, only to have it reduced by 1000X because the teenagers you hired can't properly count the number of zeros.

And a bunch of MAGA morons think it's actually governance.

#8 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-02-21 10:24 PM | Reply

"These people who come out IN PERSON to question these fascists are BRAVE people.

But I think that their anger is wasted."

Unlike Keyboard Warriors like yourself?

#9 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-02-21 10:55 PM | Reply

Imsgine firing hundreds of people without knowing what they do? Amd then later being informed about what they actually do and then realizing their importance and how incredibly clueless was your firing of them and then the realization that you are g**king stupid but gifted with power, you didn't earn, but completely clueless about what you should do with it.

#10 | Posted by danni at 2025-02-21 11:47 PM | Reply

Imsgine firing hundreds of people without knowing what they do?

He doesn't care. The DOGE DEI hire they dumped already just wanted to fire everyone with an odd numbered SS#.

#11 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-02-21 11:50 PM | Reply