Pro-Trump Rep Brutally Jeered At Town Hall — Compares Voters To Jan 6 Rioters
Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) was brutally jeered at a town hall as he responded to a question about “megalomaniac” President Donald Trump by comparing the attendees to January 6 rioters.
Trump’s first weeks in office have been characterized by a string of successful Cabinet nominations and a relentless testing of executive power and governing norms. But the Trump-Elon Musk Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) steamroller has come to dominate the discussion.
That was certainly the case when McCormick — who endorsed Trump in 2024 after first supporting Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) — faced constituents at a town hall meeting in Roswell, Georgia on Thursday.
When a woman named Virginia Lim asked McCormick what he intends to do to “rein in the megalomaniac in the White House” she received a standing ovation — and McCormick was mercilessly heckled over some audacious deflections:
VIRGINIA LIM: The people would like to know what you, Congressman, and your fellow congressmen are going to do to rein in the megalomaniac in the White House.
REP. RICH MCCORMICK: Thank you. I’m not going to give you my best Foghorn Leghorn response to that. But what I was — so you can go ahead and sit down — thank you.
The — when you talk about tyranny, when you talk about presidential power, I remember having the same discussion with Republicans when Biden was elected.
(JEERING).
The funny thing is, the funny thing is —
(JEERING CONTINUES).
The funny thing is, you’re sitting here in your body, you would probably say those January 6ers who were yelling just as loud as you, who were upset just like you, and not listen —
(INDISTINCT SHOUTING)
MODERATOR: Hey, hey, hey, let’s restore some order! Let’s restore some order! Hey hey hey, let’s restore some order!
REP. RICH MCCORMICK: So yelling, yelling at me is not going to get any answer, okay? Hey, like I said, like I said, we’re not going to give order right now.
MODERATOR: Let’s get through this. Congressman.
AUDIENCE: Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame!
REP. RICH MCCORMICK: I’ve seen Game of Thrones, too. Thank you.
Eventually, McCormick cited the so-called REINS Act, claiming it “reins in executive power” — but the bill actually has to do with rule-making at federal agencies.
Watch above via the City of Roswell, Georgia.
