Republicans Get Savagely Booed at Public Events

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1:00Ben Meiselas:Republican Congress members, senators, Trump cabinet members, they're all getting ruthlessly booed. Those who are trying to avoid town halls, they're getting booed at their public appearances. Those who are holding town halls getting ruthlessly booed and mocked at their town halls. The MAGA Republican cabinet members of Donald Trump walking in D.C., they're getting booed. People are screaming, shame, shame, shame. And boy, do these people deserve it. Let's take a look right here. You have Senator Susan Collins of Maine. Shame, shame, shame. She shows up at a ribbon cutting because she's been avoiding all of these town halls.

1:43Ben Meiselas:She did not expect to be met with this, but she should have because you screwed your state. You screwed the country. But aren't you so concerned, Susan Collins? Here, play this clip. Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame! And here is another angle of her getting ruthlessly booed. She's getting drowned out by booze. Here, play this clip.

2:53Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame!

3:01Ben Meiselas:And you've got MAGA Republican Congresswoman Ashley Hinson. She hasn't held a public town hall since May, but she did have time for a fundraiser. Protesters were out there letting her know what they felt about her. She's over in Iowa's second congressional district. Play this clip. And outside of Hawkeye Downs, protesters line the streets saying they want the congresswoman to prioritize free public town halls over pay to enter gatherings. She refused to make refuses to make herself available here, including in her office, despite many demands for a town hall. but she was able to hold a fundraiser for$40 a ticket.

3:42I'm not paying to see my representative. Ashley Henson's last public town halls in her district were on May 28th.

3:50Ben Meiselas:Checking back in on Susan Collins. How concerned are you, Susan? Here play this clip.

4:15Ben Meiselas:All right, let's take a look at MAGA Republican Congress member Josh Bikin. He's the Congress member from Oklahoma's second congressional district. He held a town hall. And just watch as he insults the town hall attendee after he was confronted about his vote to cut Medicaid and Medicare. First, Burkine denies that there were any cuts and then claims his constituents doesn't have the facts to back up his claim, to which his constituents said, you might want to read your bill, sir. Here, play this clip. I grew up on a farm just over the county lines on Australia, a grove down native. I want to clarify a few points.

5:02You can check this on congress.gov. Text us one big, beautiful bill. It cuts Medicare by over$50 billion, including over$2 billion. Sir, it doesn't touch Medicare. I think you might want to reread the bill, sir. I've been involved in the process. I've been on the budget committee. It doesn't touch Medicare. It also cuts Medicare. Are you meaning Medicaid? I'm also meaning, well, it cuts Medicaid as well. Largely cuts Medicaid, including over$2 billion for the state of Oklahoma. You have put my hospital at risk, sir. I'm a great person.

5:39I'm sure you do too. Why should, when we can read this and we can read the text of the bill on Congress, by the government, why should we believe what's in this? Because what you're saying is not true. You don't have any facts to back what you just said. You don't have facts to back what you said. I'm sorry. You just don't. And this is a problem when people make statements and they don't have facts to back it up.

6:07Ben Meiselas:And Congress Member Burkine held multiple town halls over the past 48 hours. Here was another one that he held in prior Oklahoma. And here a constituent asks him, can you please explain to us, number one, what does Donald Trump mean when he says he's reducing health care costs by 1 ,400 percent? How is that possible? And also, prices are not going down. Y 'all promised you were going to bring prices down. Can you explain what's happening? To which Congress member Burkine says, ma 'am, ma 'am, you don't know what you're talking about, ma 'am. Federal government has nothing to do over it. You best got to read your constitution and the enumerated powers, ma 'am.

6:52Ben Meiselas:You see, ma 'am, this is a state's issue, not a federal issue. Dude, what are you talking about? Have you ever heard of the interstate commerce clause? Have you ever heard about the fact that Congress has the ability to or is solely responsible for tariffs? Y 'all are the reason screwing it up. Oh, but Congress, the president, nothing to do with it. It's the state's fault. That's why the prices are going up. And that's why Donald Trump saying 1400 percent. The hell are these people talking about? Play this clip. Well, no, I had a couple of related questions. One is I've heard President Trump say more than once that he has lowered drug prices by 1 ,500 percent.

7:35I'm not sure how that works. And the other is can you tell me what specific bills we've passed or worked on that would lower grocery prices? Well, you're talking about things relative to state level. And so you're mixing federal and state in terms of if you look at what the 18 enumerated powers say, The 18 enumerated powers that every member of Congress holds up their hand and swears an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution. And most people who run for Congress don't know those 18 enumerated powers. And they don't know the 10th Amendment that says the power is not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, or reserved to the states or their people respectively.

8:14And so what I'm saying to you is, Oklahoma, if you want to have that conversation about grocery taxes, they've been having that conversation. Yeah, but what I'm saying is, but relative to constitutional authority and the way that I have my staff analyze things, what we're allowed to do, okay, what we're allowed to do is it has to be under the framework. We are given tax status, but tell me the federal tax right now on groceries. So what I'm saying is state.

8:46Ben Meiselas:You're talking about state. Who's next? and then congress member burkin just took a trip to israel apac has paid this guy over 35 000 and he goes look i gotta do it because of my biblical support of israel genesis 12 and 17 that's why i do it that's why i do it everybody where does it mention in the bible where does the Bible mentioned Benjamin Netanyahu committing atrocities in Gaza. That's in Genesis 12 and 17. Here, play this clip. My name is Amanda. This is a little complicated subject. All right. So lobbying, you get paid by APEC$35 ,000. That's what they have it on your Facebook. So can I explain to you?

9:36Okay, let me just I'm gonna finish. I'm gonna finish and then you correct me. You made a statement. Let me correct it. Okay. AIPAC is an organization that supports Israel. Before I ran for Congress because my biblical beliefs, I support Israel. I believe in Genesis 12 and Genesis 17. I believe that there is something very special biblically about the covenant with the land of Israel. It's not in the Bible. It's not in the Bible. Let me finish. It doesn't mean I give you Israel a pastor to do whatever they want to. But I have a biblical belief. Can I finish? If there's a surefire way to wake up feeling fresh after drinks with friends, it's with pre-alcohol.

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11:46Ben Meiselas:And then, you know, you can really see what a sicko, this guy, Congress member Brekin is. He's like, but let me tell you what's really going on here. You got Sharia law. sharia law they're trying to do sharia in america today they're trying to re-establish the ottoman empire in the united states and so god has told me we best stop the ottoman empire and all of this sharia okay what are these people talking about like what the hell is wrong with these people here play this clip we've got sharia law trying to be set up in america today absolutely we do You have Sharia law trying to be established in America today.

12:27The Muslim Brotherhood. The Muslim Brotherhood is the ideology. And you've got a Turkey president. Guys, we're not going to turn into chaos. We've been really good to each other today. Turkey has a president who has made statements relative to reestablishing the Ottoman Empire.

12:46Ben Meiselas:Then a constituent goes to Congress member Berkin. You know, before you even came to this meeting, you went to Israel. Okay, like, which is fine. But have you visited Canada? Have you visited the United Kingdom? You just go to Israel? Here, play this clip. Okay, so you guys, I mean, whatever APEC paid for congressmen. Okay, now, last month, before you even coming to this meeting, you went to Israel. I did go to Israel. There is no other country allowed to take 40 member or 30 member of Congress, American Congress, to a different country. You didn't go to Britain. Did you go to Canada? These are our allies, too.

13:24Did you go to? I don't want you to go a little bit. I'm Lebanese. I don't want you to go a little bit. I don't want you to pay a little bit. Well, but don't go to Syria. That's what I've been working on for two weeks. Do you know about the genocide that's happening in Soweda? I know. I follow up with it. I completely. I can discuss that with you all day.

13:41Ben Meiselas:Now, this follows a series of town halls. We've covered Mike Flood's town hall in Lincoln, Nebraska. Here, play this clip. My question is fiscal. with 450 million FEMA dollars being reallocated to open alligator Alcatraz and 600 million taxpayer FEMA dollars being used to now open more concentration camps and ice burning through 8.4 million dollars a day to illegally detain people. How much does it cost for fascism? How much do the taxpayers have to pay for a fascist country?

14:29Ben Meiselas:Congresswoman Haigman of Wyoming's town hall play this clip. My question to you was how do you feel personally of stripping Americans of those foundational tools of mail-in ballots? Mail-in ballots are not foundational tools.

15:05Ben Meiselas:MAGA Republican Congress member LaMalfa in California, play this clip.

15:22Watch your language, ladies in the public. Put that finger down. That's really good. You want an answer? You want an answer? Save on you. $18 ,500. That's good. Save. Save. Save. Save. Not cuts for Medicaid slash MediDog. This bill is not going to be the be-all end-all on the whole Medicaid question. This had a portion that had to do with the fiscal under the budget reconciliation rules. And so it's not the end of the discussion. People that really do need it and are eligible under the program, they're not being cut. And the hospital...

16:09Ben Meiselas:Elise Stefanik, she tried to avoid town halls. But like Susan Collins, she went to a ribbon cutting ceremony for the naming of a government building. Stefanik thought that was safe territory for her. Sorry, Stefanik, not the case. Play this clip.

16:55Ben Meiselas:Checking back in on Wyoming Congresswoman Harriet Hageman. She's the one who goes around Congress, the halls of the Capitol building, with a lasso. She got a lasso. Here, play this clip. Who's responsible for establishing tariffs in our country? Well, right now the president has taken that authority, but I imagine when we go back in September, why are you talking about that? Why did he take that authority? You're going to have to ask him. You guys gave it to him. The House of Representatives are responsible for establishing tariffs. You gave that to him.

17:44you look at the bigger picture you're here to take tariffs have raised over 150 billion dollars

18:03Ben Meiselas:checking back in on mike flood his recent town hall mega republican congress member mike flood from Lincoln, Nebraska. Play this clip. It talks about two big changes to the Medicaid program. One of those changes is that if you are able to work and you are able-bodied, you have to work. If you choose not to work, you do not get free health care. You do not get free health care.

18:40Ben Meiselas:Okay, okay. So here's a question. So here's a question. Do you think that people who are 28 years old that can work and refuse to work should get free health care?

18:59Ben Meiselas:I don't think that a majority of Nebraskans agree with you. And here he comes. Pete Hegseth in D.C., one of the most loathsome and detestable humans. Pete Hegseth. Let's play it. Shame, shame, shame, shame, shame, shame. Folks, the American people are pissed. We are pissed that Donald Trump has gutted our health care, that things are not affordable, that prices are going up. while Donald Trump claims he solved inflation, which is not taking place. As I said before, health care being taken away, Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security all under attack. The world is less safe right now. Donald Trump is coddling and sucking up and bootlicking Vladimir Putin and attacking Ukraine.

19:55Ben Meiselas:Donald Trump promised he would end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours. And now Trump says, LOL, JK, that was just a joke. And same thing with Gaza, didn't really mean I was going to solve that. I was being sarcastic about all of those things. And then in Washington, D.C., you've got Donald Trump putting his face on buildings, like billboards of himself, like you see in North Korea. You have these cabinet meetings, which are like the most embarrassing things to watch, where all of these cabinet people are like, oh, Donald, you're so great. We love you, Donald. You're the smartest. You're the greatest president.

20:35Ben Meiselas:Just like the weirdest stuff in the world. We've got ICE disappearing people off the street. We've got all of that going on. We have concentration camps. We have alligator Alcatraz. People are livid right now, and people are showing how they feel. Let me know what you think. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 6 million subscribers Thank you for watching

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