It appears that them polls showing Donald Trump’s 2.0 tour NOT being popular ain’t Wrong….
Even for some Republicans back home….
Rep. Mike Flood, a Republican from Nebraska, was jeered and backpedaled from several of President Donald Trump’s signature policies at a town hall Tuesday evening — his second contentious encounter with constituents within the past year.
In his first town hall of 2026, Flood was asked to defend his party’s stances on a number of issues, from Medicaid to the Iran war. Many attendees were unhappy with the state of the American economy in Trump’s second term — and let Flood know.
Republicans abruptly left for recess last week after their reconciliation bill fell apart due to disagreements over funding for Trump’s White House ballroom, among other concerns.
In particular, lawmakers took issue with the Department of Justice’s nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund,” which many critics have worried would serve as a payout mechanism for Trump’s allies and supporters, including those convicted of Jan. 6-related crimes.
Flood joined other members of his party in denouncing the fund after a constituent asked him how it is “fiscally conservative.”
“I do not think we should be creating a fund for people that commit physical violence against law enforcement,” Flood said during the event held in Norfolk, Nebraska. “The Senate is opening an oversight effort. And we in the House have to determine whether we do the same in the Judiciary Committee or in the Oversight Committee. I clearly think Congress needs to have an oversight role in this before I can sign off or support this.”
Flood, who is running for reelection in Nebraska’s ruby red 1st Congressional District, serves on the House Financial Services Committee. He held a widely publicized town hall last summer, at which his constituents created a contentious environment by booing, jeering and even interrupting him at times. The environment was similar this time around.
As the conflict in Iran has continued, prices for a litany of consumer goods — gas and airplane tickets especially — have skyrocketed. The audience applauded a woman after she told Flood that the war was “making everything unaffordable.”….
image….Thomas Beaumont/AP
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