No more in-person town halls, NRCC chief tells House Republicans

Rep. Richard Hudson issued the edict after a spate of testy episodes.

The chair of the House GOP's campaign arm told Republican lawmakers Tuesday to stop holding in-person town halls amid a wave of angry backlash over the cuts undertaken by President Donald Trump's administration.

Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), the NRCC chair, delivered the message inside a closed-door meeting of House Republicans, according to three people granted anonymity to describe the private remarks.

If Democrats have half a brain, which feels generous, they will start having twice as many Town Halls.
#6 | Posted by snoofy

Yep, Democrats need to "adopt" Republican districts like they did back in 2017/2018 when Democratic Congress people went into neighboring districts held by no-show Republicans and held town halls there.

Tim Walz Offers to Meet With Voters Whose GOP Reps Refuse to Hold Town Halls

"Canceling town halls to avoid voter backlash is the thing you do, right before you lose the majority," said one Democratic strategist.

Voters in Republican districts may see considerably less of their members of Congress in the coming months following a directive from the chair of the U.S. House GOP's campaign arm on Tuesday, but Democratic leaders including Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz offered to fill in for lawmakers who don't want to face constituents who have questions about the Trump-Republican agenda.

"If your Republican representative won't meet with you because their agenda is so unpopular, maybe a Democrat will," said Walz, who was former Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate in the 2024 election. "Hell, maybe I will."