Summary.
Laid off federal employees, furious constituents, and comparisons to the Tea Party era highlight Republicans’ week back home.
Republican lawmakers faced anger at town halls over Trump and Musk’s sweeping firings at agencies like the CDC, as well as potential Social Security cuts. Voters questioned layoffs at the CDC and National Nuclear Security Administration, while some GOP officials suggested AI could replace federal workers.
“We’re pissed!” one attendee shouted, amid demands for congressional oversight.
The White House insists it’s “a few critics,” but polls show rising unease. Republicans risk political fallout next midterm if they fail to tie cuts to economic relief.
That’s the thing isn’t it? Far too many people seem to NOT really learn lasting lessons about just who and what the redcaps are. Far too many make it an identity thing, no matter what the redcaps in power do to harm them: “I voted for Republicans, but I didn’t expect this to happen” seems to be a common refrain.
It might be acceptable if they were 18-20 kind of age range, but I hear this kind of thing from people way, way older than that.