Donald Trump Is Quickly Turning Into A Disaster For Congressional Republicans
GOP House Members Face Protests In Home Districts
In a sign of the growing resistance to President Donald Trump, large crowds of protesters descended on appearances by at least two GOP congressmen in their home districts on Saturday.Â
California Republican Rep. Tom McClintock needed a police escort to leave a town hall meeting in Roseville, after hundreds of anti-Trump protesters gathered.Â
.@RepMcClintock escorted out of theater by police. @KQEDnews pic.twitter.com/3qMSoPoSVq
— Katie Orr (@1KatieOrr) February 4, 2017
During the meeting, McClintock voiced strong support for Trump’s executive actions to scale back Obamacare, ban Muslim immigration and build a U.S.-Mexico border wall. But his comments were overshadowed by boos from a raucous crowd, according to the Sacramento Bee.Â
This is the scene out Rep. Tom McClintock’s town hall. We just made it inside after pleading with Roseville police. pic.twitter.com/13UaXMvWph
— Max Resnik (@KCRAMax) February 4, 2017
Elsewhere, more than 300 people showed up outside a Republican Party meeting in Palatine, Illinois, where GOP Congressman Peter J. Roskam spoke. The meeting was initially advertised as open to the public, but apparently closed after party officials learned of the planned protest, according to the Chicago Tribune. The protest came four days after Roskam’s staff abruptly canceled a meeting with 16 constituents about the repeal of Obamacare.Â
“You can’t hide anymore”: Constituents line up to protest Rep. Peter Roskam in his Illinois district https://t.co/5MxLckJPd4 pic.twitter.com/nII8q7Vhof
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) February 4, 2017
Roskam snuck out the back door while protesters chant “Shame on you!” #twill pic.twitter.com/zNwXkuR2B7
— Citizen Action IL (@CitizenActionIL) February 4, 2017
Also Saturday, hundreds gathered outside House Speaker Paul Ryan’s office in Janesville, Wisconsin, for a #NoBanNoWall protest.
According to the Beloit Daily News, a separate protest over the repeal of Obamacare was planned for Ryan’s Janesville office on Sunday.Â
Well over 1,000 souls have descended on Paul Ryan’s office in Janesville, WI #NoBanNoWall protest. Completely encircling the block #wiunion pic.twitter.com/XJMGW6yQ21
— Blocktivist â›”ï¸ (@LaborNerd) February 4, 2017
For what it’s worth, Democrats would need to gain 24 seats to take back the House in 2018. This week, The Washington Post reported that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is hiring full-time operatives in 20 GOP-held districts in an effort to harness energy from recent anti-Trump protests. Since Trump’s inauguration, hundreds of thousands of people have joined a campaign called Swing Left, which allows them to support Democratic candidates in the swing districts closest to their homes.Â

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