WATCH: Iowans Boo Ashley Hinson As She Defends Slashing Medicaid to Pay for Tax Breaks to Billionaires

Des Moines Register: “The crowd erupted with anger over [Hinson’s] support for the GOP tax bill.”

Ashley Hinson, call your office!

In case you missed it, Hinson had a brutal day yesterday as she was forced to face her constituents for the first time since casting the deciding vote to pass the GOP tax scam.

Hinson “stood by her decision to vote for Medicaid cuts,” while Iowans were loud and clear (quite literally, with “loud boos from the crowd”) – they aren’t buying Hinson’s spin, and they don’t support her vote to slash Medicaid while giving tax cuts to the ultra-rich.

See the brutal, boo-filled coverage for yourself:

KCRG: “Some people booed, others walked out. It might be best to describe some of the people at the town meeting as ‘frustrated.’ Particularly, they’re worried about changes to Medicaid…”

“Another attendee I spoke with said she didn’t think the crowd felt like their feelings had been taken into consideration.”

KCRG: Ashley Hinson booed at town hall meeting in Elkader

• Rep. Ashley Hinson held her second town hall of the year – this first in eastern Iowa – in Elkader on Tuesday… and many attendees had a lot to say.
• It comes after Hinson was jeered at a town hall meeting in Mason City last month.
• The biggest point of contention came when Hinson voiced her support for President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” which, among other things, establishes new eligibility requirements for Medicaid.
• Another attendee and Elkader resident, Jane Metcalf, said she thinks many in the crowd – including herself – don’t feel listened to.
• “I always think a representative should do that. Not hold on to what they think is right, but to actually listen to us. And I don’t feel like that really happened today, to be quite frank.” she said.

NBC: GOP Rep. Ashley Hinson met with boos at Iowa town hall

• Constituents in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District met GOP Rep. Ashley Hinson with boos, jeers and laughs during a town hall in Decorah on Wednesday.
• In her prepared remarks Wednesday, Hinson said she was “proud” to vote in the House last week for the sweeping Trump agenda bill — dubbed the “Big Beautiful Bill” — which seeks to extend the president’s 2017 tax cuts, beef up spending for the military and border security, eliminate taxes on tips and overtime work and slash funding for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
• After she touted her vote for the legislation, Hinson was met with major boos and jeers, forcing her to pause her speech.

Des Moines Register: US Rep. Ashley Hinson defends Republican tax bill at 2 heated Iowa town halls

• U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson didn’t falter in her support for President Donald Trump as she faced spurts of jeers and heckling over Congress’ mega tax policy bill at two Iowa town halls.
• Hinson’s two fiery town halls in Elkader and Decorah on Wednesday, May 28, were the first large in-person public forums she’s held since U.S. House Republicans went home for a week-long recess after passing Trump’s comprehensive budget and policy bill overnight May 22.
• Hinson…highlight[ed] her work in Congress, including with the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) spearheaded by Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon Musk.
• Neil Henkenius of Manchester told Hinson during the Elkader town hall that as a veteran, he thinks giving Musk’s authority to lead DOGE is like giving a “billionaire a chainsaw.”
• “I’m not only speaking for myself, but I’m speaking for all of the veterans, all of the federal workers that are out there,” Henkenius said. “People don’t need a billionaire, like Musk, running our country.”

The Gazette: Iowa’s Ashley Hinson gets mixed reception at town hall as she fields questions about DOGE, Medicaid cuts

• Constituents at the town hall shared concerns about access to Medicaid and other health care, funding cuts to university research, and Hinson’s support of President Donald Trump’s policies.
• …the majority of the boos were directed at her support of DOGE and Medicaid cuts.
• Iowans’ concerns about access to Medicaid and other forms of health care took up the majority of the time allotted for questions at the town hall.
• The congresswoman fielded multiple other questions surrounding access to health care. She stood by her decision to vote for Medicaid cuts…

ABC: Crowds boo House Republicans at town halls over Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

• Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, also faced a rowdy crowd at a town hall in Decorah, Iowa, as she praised…the passage of bill in the House.
• “I was also proud to vote for President Trump’s one big, beautiful bill last week. This is a generational investment,” Hinson said — to loud boos from the crowd.
• Hinson was also pressed by a constituent who had a disability on whether she could lose coverage under the bill.
• The crowd in Iowa grew raucous when cuts from Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency came up.

Huff Post: House Republican’s Trump Talk Gets Not-So-Beautiful Response In Wild Town Hall Scene

• Rep. Ashley Hinson’s defense of the president was just the latest instance of GOP lawmakers being shouted down by their constituents.
• Rep. Ashley Hinson’s praise of President Donald Trump and his “big, beautiful bill” didn’t hold up on Wednesday as constituents hit back with jeers, boos and laughter during a town hall event in Decorah, Iowa.
• “I was also proud to vote for President Trump’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ last week,” she said of legislation that could slash $1 trillion in health and food assistance programs to pay for about $4 trillion in tax cuts to mostly high earners.
• “Boooooo!” replied the crowd…
• Hinson faced a similar reaction at a separate town hall event earlier in the day in Elkader, Iowa, per Cedar Rapids’ ABC affiliate KCRG.

The Guardian: Republican Iowa congresswoman booed at town hall over Trump policies

• Constituents booed Republican congresswoman Ashley Hinson at a town hall in her Iowa district Wednesday when she praised Donald Trump’s tax-and-spending plan and spoke approvingly of the “department of government efficiency’s” (Doge) efforts to downsize the federal government.
• Hinson drew a chorus of boos when she told the audience in the town of Decorah that she was “proud” to have voted for the bill. 
• Democrats hope the public discontent is a sign that voters are ready to sweep them back into the majority in the House next year, and the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, which coordinates House campaigns, reportedly advised lawmakers to stop holding town halls.

Newsweek: Iowa Republican Booed, Laughed At During Rowdy Town Hall

• An Iowa Republican was booed and laughed at during a town hall appearance on Wednesday.
• Ashley Hinson, who represents Iowa’s second congressional district, was heckled while she praised President Donald Trump and his policies, including his spending bill, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill, which passed in the House of Representatives last week, and defended him accepting a jet from Qatar.
• She was also booed when she said she was “proud” to have voted for Trump’s spending bill and when she mentioned “high inflation” in America.

The Daily Beast: Crowd Loses It at GOP Rep Over Trump Comments at Town Hall

• Rep. Ashley Hinson faced heckling from constituents at a town hall in her Iowa district on Wednesday when she defended Donald Trump and his massive spending bill.
• The crowd at the event in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District repeatedly booed and shouted “no” at the Republican as she praised the president and his policies, including the One Big Beautiful Bill, which passed the House last week following GOP infighting. She was also labelled a “fraud” and laughed at several times throughout the event.
• At another point, Hinson was drowned out by boos when she told the audience, “I was also proud to vote for President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill last week.”
• The two incidents follow a string of GOP town hall confrontations that has prompted the National Republican Congressional Committee to advise lawmakers against holding in-person town halls.

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