‘Slush Fund for Crooks’: GOP Lawmaker Faces Criticism over ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund, Epstein Files and Trump at Town Hall
Flood said the $1.8 billion fund should not benefit January 6 rioters as voters pressed him on the Epstein files and rising prices.
- GOP Rep. Mike Flood of Nebraska faced critical questions Tuesday night at a town hall in Norfolk over Trump's $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund, with attendees pressing him repeatedly on his support for the president's agenda.
- The fund emerged from a $10 billion settlement between Trump and the IRS, though Flood stated he has not signed off on the effort; Senate Republicans stalled Trump's immigration enforcement agenda over the fund, sending lawmakers home.
- To applause, Flood declared 'I do not think one penny of any fund should ever go to any January 6 insurrectionist that was in the Capitol,' emphasizing opposition to funding those who committed violence against law enforcement.
- Kim Stabbe of Fremont asked the first question on the Epstein files, challenging why Flood protects pedophiles; Flood responded that he supported the law releasing 3.5 million files and argued the Biden DOJ would have publicized Trump wrongdoing if evidence existed.
- The contentious town hall reflects broader Republican vulnerabilities as midterm elections approach in November; Flood's Democratic opponent Chris Backemeyer recently won the primary in Nebraska's 1st Congressional District, signaling a competitive race ahead.
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Town hall erupts in chaos as red district Republican faces angry Trump voters
Nebraska has long been known as a GOP stronghold. Donald Trump won Nebraska by roughly 21 percent in 2024, and the last Democrat to carry Nebraska in a presidential election was Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. But according to NOTUS reporter Torrence Banks, Rep. Mike Flood (R-Nebraska) is witnessing major frustration with President Trump's policies in Nebraska's "ruby red" 1st Congressional District.Flood, who is seeking reelection, held a townhall i…
GOP lawmaker hammered with questions about Trump by angry town hall attendees
Rep. Mike Flood (R-NE) faced a hostile crowd at a Norfolk town hall Tuesday night, where constituents repeatedly battered him over his support for Donald Trump's controversial policies — from the $1.8 billion "weaponization slush fund" to soaring food and gas prices.According to NOTUS, Flood, who was notably shouted down by voters at a Lincoln town hall last August, was forced to justify his party's loyalty to Trump across a range of contentious…
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