Iowa lawmakers promoted her support for President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill on Wednesday, despite audience members jealously disrupting her speech.
“When we were saying, ‘We’re keeping the tax cuts,’ they were booing. I can’t believe people are booing tax cuts,” R-Iowa Rep. Ashley Hinson told Fox News Digital on Thursday.
“I think there are a lot of people who just show up at these town halls that want to be confused, and they didn’t mind what I had to say.
And there were quite a few people on Wednesday, both in El Cader and her town hall in Decora.
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Rep. Ashley Hinson held consecutive town halls on Wednesday. (Getty Images)
At both events, Hinson touted her support for Trump and the House Republican Budget Settlement Bill, promoting the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) efforts.
Both issues, with a few exceptions, caused negative reactions from the people there.
At one point in the first city hall, a woman named Linda stood in place of another woman, Nicole. Nicole, who relied on federal health and food programs, was concerned about cutting back on programs that would make her life even more difficult, Linda said.
The crowd then cheered as Hinson pledged that Republicans were only reforming those programs.
But the goodwill was short-lived when the next questioner accused Republicans of cutting university funds in favor of tax cuts for the wealthy.
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“That’s an absolute crime,” cried the man.
The boos grew when Hinson accused Top College of “making men play in girls’ sports.” People in the crowd could be heard screaming, “Stop that” and “Stop the Spun.”
At her second city hall, the crowd was jealous when Hinson highlighted her support for Trump.
“I believe the President is fighting for you and fighting for me. I am fighting with him. I think God saved President Trump’s life with the butler,” Hinson said before pausing as Booin swelled.
“I think he saved his life in Butler, Pennsylvania, for a reason. I think he’s helping us save this country,” she continued.
Hinson was still ecstatic to the protesters when he spoke to Fox News Digital the following day.
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“I did exactly what I said I was trying to do,” Hinson said. “I feel good about being able to communicate and edit records yesterday, and I think it’s really important that we’re defending this agenda and not just answering questions at any time, but also correcting and attacking records.”
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The lawmaker spoke to Vietnam War veteran after the incident, saying, “I couldn’t hear it all and I want to hear what you have to say, so I think it’s embarrassing.”
“It’s really harmful. Again, their only intention is to be confused. People like those who wanted to serve our country who wanted to hear what I had to say had a hard time listening to me,” Hinson said. “The people there want to have citizen discourse and ask questions and hear my answers.”
Elizabeth Elkind is the main reporter of Fox News Digital’s reporting in the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen on Daily Mail and CBS News.
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