A Republican’s Response To A “Tax The Rich” Chant At His Town Hall Is Going Viral

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Town halls haven’t been going so hot for Republicans lately.

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Republican Representative Mike Flood is the latest lawmaker to face a hostile crowd during his town hall event in Columbus, Nebraska. FWIW, he won reelection in his last race with 60% of the vote.

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Well, he got railed for what he said about Zelensky.

A woman at a town hall criticizes Rep. Mike Flood's remark on Zelenskyy and gets booed when Flood comments on a signed agreement
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He was torn apart for saying he supported Elon Musk and DOGE.

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But one moment went super viral, and it’s the moment when the crowd started chanting, “Tax the rich!”

Audience at a public meeting chanting "Tax the rich! Tax the rich!" with several attendees seated

It kind of flustered Representative Flood, and he asked the crowd, “So your proposal to solve this is tax the rich?”

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That’s when they erupted in cheers.

Audience at Rep. Mike Flood's town hall in Columbus, NE, with several cameras positioned at the back of the room

Many people in the comments are saying the same thing: “bro literally yes that is a solution.”

Tweet from Mac: "bro literally yes that is a solution"

Another person called this, “One of those moments when human beings actually make you feel good.”

Tweet by Zack James: "One of those moments when human beings actually make you feel good."

And this person joked, “The audience said ‘Bitch, did we stutter?'”

Michelle A. Bennett tweets, "The audience said 'Bitch, did we stutter?'"

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