A Republican's Response To A "Tax The Rich" Chant At His Town Hall Is Going Viral

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Town halls haven't been going truthful blistery for Republicans lately.

A seasoned confronts a GOP congressman during a CNN broadcast, expressing choler with a raised voice

Republican Representative Mike Flood is the latest lawmaker to look a hostile assemblage during his municipality hallway lawsuit successful Columbus, Nebraska. FWIW, helium won re-election successful his past contention with 60% of the vote.

A idiosyncratic speaking astatine a integer conference, wearing a suit and striped tie, with a headset microphone. Digital Chamber logo successful the background

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Well, helium got railed for what helium said astir Zelensky.

A pistillate astatine a municipality hallway criticizes Rep. Mike Flood's remark connected Zelenskyy and gets booed erstwhile Flood comments connected a signed agreement

He was torn isolated for saying helium supported Elon Musk and DOGE.

A pistillate holds a microphone during a municipality hallway event. A C-SPAN 2 quality banner states, "Rep. Mike Flood holds municipality hallway successful Columbus, NE."

But 1 infinitesimal went ace viral, and it's the infinitesimal erstwhile the assemblage started chanting, "Tax the rich!"

Audience astatine a nationalist gathering chanting "Tax the rich! Tax the rich!" with respective attendees seated

It benignant of flustered Represenative Flood, and helium asked the crowd, "So your connection to lick this is taxation the rich?”

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That's erstwhile they erupted successful cheers.

Audience astatine Rep. Mike Flood's municipality hallway successful Columbus, NE, with respective cameras positioned astatine the backmost of the room

Many radical successful the comments are saying the aforesaid thing: "bro virtually yes that is simply a solution."

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Another idiosyncratic called this, "One of those moments erstwhile quality beings really marque you consciousness good."

"One of those moments erstwhile quality beings really marque you consciousness good."

And this idiosyncratic joked, "The assemblage said 'Bitch, did we stutter?'"

Michelle A. Bennett tweets, "The assemblage said 'Bitch, did we stutter?'"

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