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GOP members face tough crowds at town halls over House bill: 'They are getting heckled'

GOP members face tough crowds at town halls over House bill: 'They are getting heckled'

Yahoo29-05-2025
Managing Editor of the Bulwark and Princeton University professor Eddie Glaude join Nicolle Wallace to discuss the latest round of GOP town halls filled with angry constituents frustrated by the Trump administration – this time without Elon Musk to blame.
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