在北卡羅來納州阿什維爾市(Asheville),共和黨國會議員愛德華茲(Chuck Edwards)於3月13日的市政廳會議中遭到選民激烈質詢,焦點集中於特朗普政府與馬斯克推動的聯邦政府裁員計劃。"I'm a veteran and you don't give a fuck about me!"
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) March 14, 2025
Anger at DOGE and the GOP is boiling over. Rep. Chuck Edwards just got scorched at his own town hall over his support for massive cuts. pic.twitter.com/HCcV7qCBKZ
一名選民詢問退伍軍人事務部(VA)裁員的問題,愛德華茲表示並未裁員,但此說法遭到現場嘲諷與噓聲。
隨後,愛德華茲在情勢升級後被保安護送離場。A man at Republican House Rep. Chuck Edwards's town hall in Asheville, North Carolina is fired up about Greenland, Canada, and Ukraine.
— Art Candee (@ArtCandee) March 13, 2025
He's letting it rip on Chuck.
Someone buy this guy a beer for me!
We need more men like him standing up and asking these questions! pic.twitter.com/nRuoOvoMcw
愛德華茲堅持參與市政廳會議,盡管共和黨領袖建議議員避免此類活動。
他強調自己信任人民,並表示不會投票廢除社會安全福利。然而,選民對政府削減福利計劃的憂慮仍未消除。