GOP lawmaker speaks out after contentious town hall

Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) joins CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield to discuss her town hall, where she faced shouts and boos from a frustrated crowd. #CNN #News

[joeberta]

She will not listen to her constituents — VOTE HER OUT.

[srphg]

Congresswoman Spartz needs to actually LISTEN to her Constituents, because they hired her to do her job. Constituents can be democrat, independent or republicans!

[SonChaney]

Who in the MAGA hell voted for this woman?

[stephenpowell]

Hearing her say "illegals in our country" in that thick accident is infuriating. 😑

[pongyi]

Boo Hoo, this lady needs to understand she represents all people in her district. This is the problem with the GOP, they only care about their voters, not all voters.

[jpbodybuilding]

People are yelling because they’re losing their jobs and benefits—of course, they’re angry. But instead of addressing their concerns, you ignore them. Their frustration is justified, yet you refuse to listen. Leadership means hearing the people, not dismissing their struggles.

[FellaGuy]

She thinks it's hypocritical to want Pete Hegseth to step down while not supporting black bagging people without due process and sending them to an foreign torture dungeon. That is an insane talking point.

[TimMeyerMusic]

Kinda hard to “sit down, relax, and talk to each other” when the executive is destroying the other two branches, taking a chain saw to services that Americans need, attacking a free press at every opportunity, intending to pass another massive tax break for the wealthy while wrecking unions. All while rich immigrants who barely speak English tell us how wrong we peasants are.

[hammondm]

So, she doesn't think she represents ALL of the voters in her district. That's a big problem. She should resign.

[hernantuquero]

Due process? What about those federal employees who got fired via email, where’s their due process?

[termsofusepolice]

Translation: "I am in a deep red, MAGA cult district. I can lie and gaslight my constituents to their faces and as long as I defend Donald Trump I am at absolutely zero risk of losing my seat. Let a tiny minority of democrats throw hissy fits. I could care less. In fact, I enjoy seeing their powerless desperation. Some were even crying. That always gives me a dopamine rush. I love doing these town halls." - Vicky Spartz

[chipputter]

Hegseth doesn't need due process. He isn't an employee. He's an appointee. Trump fired 'em all the time term 1. No biggie. He shouldn't even need to be fired.
He has already lost the confidence of the military, and American people. He should simply resign, and let someone else do the job. Staying on in light of his actions is just selfish and serves no purpose. Same goes for Walz. Hegseth has been rewarded for his unflappable loyalty to Trump with a gig he has proven he is unsuitable for. He's not going to go hungry, lose his home or anything bad if fired or resigned. He'll get his patronage in one form or another.
He has demonstrated a profound lack of judgement. Spilling attack plans ahead of an attack outside a secure channel is pretty simple. He has also invited his wife to state business meetings she has no business attending.
He lacked all manner of decorum and statesmanship by lying and gaslighting ad nauseum when it came time to answer. Staying on prolongs the scandal, and harms the administration more than is necessary..
Enough folks think he's a heavy drinker. That also undermines his credibility; true or not.
Just step away. That's what all true statesman do in these circumstances.

[danabrown]

She calls that violence? But Jan. 06 wasn't. Hegseth just had a little oopsie? The congress needs to decide about the funding? The congress already did, just not the way musk, trump and she wanted. She's pathetic.

[anshyelf]

There were no professional agitators. Just down to earth people who want answers and transparency of how the present administration is doing. People aren’t stupid. Every agency has to have a report sheet. Amazing that DOGE hasn’t shown anything

[ga]

"When the rich rob from the poor, it's called business. When the poor fight back, it's called violence."
-Mark Twain

[VivaLaResistanceX]

I was there I live in your district I am not a paid protester I want answers we are scared

[VintageFLA]

Claiming that DOGE is bringing transparency is pure insanity. You don't bring transparency by disembowling and blowing up all our valued government institutions!

[jasminelindros]

"Contentious"? Spartz stood up in front of her constituents and told them they did not deserve Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. That's not "contentious, " that's a violation of the Constitution.

[FactsAndEvidence]

This lady’s out of her head and hasn’t answered a single question, and if she literally thinks everyone of those people was paid to be there, she’s gonna lose her job

[waldo]

Rep Spartz: “You violated the law, you are not entitled to due process."
The US Constitution that you swore an oath to says otherwise, lady!
Dangerously ignorant for a US representative to say or think this way.