Over the course of 89 minutes, North Carolina Rep. Chuck Edwards endured boos and jeers from an Asheville crowd outraged about DOGE and tariffs.

Summary

Rep. Chuck Edwards’ North Carolina town hall erupted in chaos as constituents furiously protested DOGE, a Trump administration initiative tied to mass federal job cuts and Elon Musk’s growing influence.

Attendees, including laid-off government workers, jeered at Edwards over employment losses and reduced federal funding.

Constituents raised concerns about federal job cuts affecting veterans’ services, national parks, and Hurricane Helene recovery efforts.

Edwards struggled to respond but remained unfazed. The GOP downplayed the unrest, calling it staged, though independent voters like veteran Martin Downie say they feel directly targeted by their own government.

  • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Too bad there isn’t a Dem that could really thrive at this moment of darkness for some good.

    AOC seems to be having a moment. And Bernie seems to be in the recruitment phase for something, at least I hope he is.

    • NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io
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      4 days ago

      And Bernie seems to be in the recruitment phase for something, at least I hope he is.

      Don’t expect much from Bernie on that front. He’s a good progressive Senator, but he’ll never actually lead a progressive movement. I don’t know if he doesn’t have it in him anymore or if he’s just not that kind of guy, but Bernie works a lot better as a symbol than as a leader.

      • Barbecue Cowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        2 days ago

        Bernie is trying real hard to keep it up, but I’m leaning towards the former. I think he’s just worn out now, he just hops on to whatever he’s invited to, pivots to whatever his most important message is at the moment, does that laugh of his at a few comments and gets out of there.