本周国会休会期间，一名共和党众议员于周二晚在内布拉斯加州贝尔维尤的一场气氛激烈的市政厅会议上遭遇充满敌意的民众，这种糟糕的接待场面，或许预示着其他议员在中期选举前将面临的舆论基调。
众议员迈克·弗洛德在会上多次被听众嘘声和喊叫声打断，民众围绕《拯救美国法案》、以色列问题、北约、两党住房法案、特朗普政府政策等议题向他施压。
目前尚不清楚现场有多少人是他的选区选民，而这场周二的激烈冲突并非弗洛德首次在市政厅会议上面临愤怒民众。去年5月28日，数百人参加了他在内布拉斯加州苏厄德举办的市政厅会议，当时他为尚在提案阶段的《伟大美好法案》辩护，就曾被民众打断并嘘声包围。
在特朗普签署该法案成为法律的次月，弗洛德8月在林肯市的市政厅会议上再次遭遇充满敌意的民众，现场听众纷纷质疑该法案对医疗补助计划的影响。
周二当晚，弗洛德谈及暴力犯罪率下降和特朗普政府正在推进的驱逐行动时，一名参会者对着他大喊脏话。
“听着，暴力犯罪正在减少——去问问华盛顿特区的民众，如今这里和一年前相比安全了多少。”弗洛德在听众的哄笑中说道。
“美国城市的暴力犯罪在下降，纽约市的暴力犯罪也在下降。很多来到这里实施犯罪的人，要么被监禁，要么被驱逐。数据本身就能说明一切。”
当弗洛德公开表态支持拟议中的《拯救美国法案》和选民身份证法案——这两项都是特朗普总统政策议程的核心议题时，他的发言也被听众的声音完全盖过。
“我实在无法理解，在投票点出示驾照、护照或出生证明，到底有什么让人难以接受的地方。”弗洛德话音刚落，现场就响起一片嘘声。
这名国会议员还补充称，在他看来，内布拉斯加州的选举舞弊情况“极少”，但他同时表示：“当民众相信我们的选举是安全的，就会对法律、我们的民主、国家以及选举负责人产生尊重。这样做能带来诸多益处。”
现场一名男子要求弗洛德拿出证据，支撑他关于选举舞弊的相关说法——而特朗普至今仍在毫无依据地宣扬这类言论。弗洛德随即反驳称，他认可乔·拜登在2020年大选中是合法当选的总统。
“我从未声称那次选举的结果存在错误，也一直承认乔·拜登是我们的总统，我从来都不是那种会发表这类言论的国会议员。”他回应道。
当弗洛德说出“我要明确一点：我们在中东最坚定的盟友就是以色列”这句话时，选区民众再次发出嘘声，对他进行起哄。
“发生在以色列的事是骇人听闻的。”弗洛德指的是2023年10月7日哈马斯对以色列发动的袭击，“如果这类事件发生在我们的国土上，所有美国人都会挺身而出，彻底消除这一威胁。”
随着谈话深入，民众开始审视特朗普政府的外交政策，弗洛德也出面为政府在伊朗的相关行动进行辩护。
“我们要把这件事做完。我们不能容忍这样一个政权，在过去12个月里杀害了本国4.5万名民众。这是错误的，我们必须秉持明确的是非立场。我支持以色列。”他说道。
在特朗普前往土耳其参加北约峰会期间，弗洛德表示自己完全支持这一联盟，称“北约为全球安全做出了巨大贡献，我认为它是我们合作体系中至关重要的一部分”。
谈及其他议题时，弗洛德得到了相对积极的回应：他将俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京称作“暴徒”，并表态支持乌克兰，这番言论收获了不少认可。当他表达信心，认为目前摆在特朗普办公桌上的两党住房法案最终会成为法律时，现场也响起了一些掌声。
“如果特朗普不签署这份法案，它也会自动生效。好消息是，下周它很可能就会正式成为公开法律。”他说，“我现在专注的，就是推动两党达成符合常识的务实成果。”
但当弗洛德提起《伟大美好法案》时，现场再次响起一片嘘声。这份法案大幅削减了医疗补助计划、补充营养援助计划等多项政府福利，不少选区民众都提出担忧，害怕自己会在新法案实施后失去补充营养援助计划的福利。
“我希望食物得不到保障的人能获得资源，同时我也希望那些身体健康、有劳动能力的人去工作。如果你不工作，就不该指望能获得免费医疗。”弗洛德这番话刚说完，就有一名听众当场大喊“向富人征税”来回应他。
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Angry crowd confronts Republican Rep. Mike Flood at Nebraska town hall over Trump policies
While Congress is out of session this week, a House Republican encountered a hostile crowd at a heated town hall meeting in Bellevue, Nebraska, Tuesday night – a sour reception that may preview the tenor other lawmakers could face heading into the midterm elections.
Rep. Mike Flood faced repeated boos and shouts from audience members as they pressed him on the SAVE America Act, Israel, NATO, the bipartisan housing bill, the Trump administration’s policies and more, as seen on video of the town hall recorded by ABC affiliate KETV in Omaha.
While it's uncertain how many in the audience were constituents, Tuesday's contentious event wasn't the first time Flood has found himself before angry crowds at town halls. Flood was shouted down and booed in Seward, Nebraska, where hundreds of people attended histown hall May 28 of last year, while defending the then-proposed One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
The month after Trumpsigned the bill into law, Flood faced a hostile crowd once more during an Augusttown hall in Lincolnas the audience questioned its impact on Medicaid.
“F------ liar!” one attendee shouted at Flood Tuesday while he was discussing violent crime rates declining and the Trump administration’s ongoing deportation efforts.
“Listen, violent crime is down – ask the people ofWashington, D.C., how much safer Washington is today compared to a year ago,” Flood said as the audience jeered.
“Violent crime is down in American cities. Violent crime is down in New York City. A lot of people that came here that were committing crimes have either been incarcerated or deported. The numbers speak for themselves,” Flood said.
Flood also was drowned out by the audience as he voiced his support for the proposedSAVE America Actandvoter ID laws– key issues that are part of President Donald Trump's policy agenda.
“What I can't stand is what is so objectionable about having to show a driver's license, a passport, or a birth certificate at your place where you vote,” Flood said, as the attendees booed.
The congressman further said that while Nebraska in his "opinion" deals with “little” election fraud, he added, “when people believe that our elections are secure, it breeds respect for the law, our democracy, our country, our election leaders. There are so many benefits.”
A man in the audience demanded the congressman explain the evidence he has to back upclaims of election fraud, which Trump continues to promote without evidence to support his claims. Flood pushed back, saying he believes Joe Biden was duly elected president in the 2020 election.
”I have never argued that there was an inaccurate result, and I always recognized Joe Biden was our president, so I am not a congressman that has ever made that claim,” Flood responded.
Constituents further heckled Flood when the congressman said, “I want to be very clear: We have no greater ally in the Middle East than Israel,”prompting loud boos from the audience.
“What happened in Israel was horrific,” Flood said, referring to the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas. “If that had happened on our soil, we as Americans would rise up and eliminate that threat.”
As the conversation continued to scrutinize the Trump administration's foreign policy, Flood also appeared to defend theadministration’s actions in Iran.
“We need to finish the job. We cannot put up with a regime that in the last 12 months has killed 45,000 of their own people. That is wrong. We have to have moral clarity here,” he said. “I support Israel.”
While Trump attends theNATO Summitin Turkey, Flood said he fully supports the alliance, declaring it "has contributed greatly to the security of the world. I think they're an important part of us.”
Flood received a more positive response regarding other topics, such as when he called Russian President Vladimir Putin "a thug" and voiced his support forUkraine. He also earned some applause when he expressed confidence that thebipartisan housing billcurrently on Trump's desk will become law.
“If [Trump] doesn't sign it, it becomes law, and the good news about this is next week it's likely to be a public law,” he said. “That's what I'm focusing on – bipartisan common-sense results."
However, when Flood brought up theOne Big Beautiful Bill Act, which includes massive cuts to government benefits such as Medicaid and SNAP food assistance, the audience loudly booed. Several constituents raised concerns about losing SNAP benefits under the new law.
“I want people that are food insecure to get resources. I also want people that are able-bodied and can work to work. If you don't work, you shouldn't expect free healthcare,” Flood said.
Flood's comments about Medicaid prompted one audience member to shout "tax the rich" in response.
