Dozens of people lined up to ask about tariffs, cuts to the Veterans Administration and the prospect of changes to Medicaid.
“You cannot execute the funding cuts he calls for without cutting Medicaid, so either he can’t do math or he’s lying to our face," said one man. "The question I would ask is, ‘When the hell are you going to cowboy up? When are you going to say what you actually believe?’”
“You are not only allowing but supporting the destruction of our democracy – masked people in plain clothes abducting lawful residents -- behavior like the Nazis and the KKK,” said a woman.
“Given the increase in natural disasters due to climate change, how can you reduce FEMA and deny climate change?” asked a third member of the audience.
And they reminded the congressman of one other thing.
“The fifth district elected you to represent us, and I really hope you come to the next town hall and hear us. You work for us, not for President Trump.”
Organizers said they would send a recording of the town hall along with comment cards from participants to McGuire’s office this week.
