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Flood Booed Over Trump-Backed Budget Cuts at Nebraska Town Hall

Boos, chants, sustained heckling in Lincoln reveal voter backlash over sweeping budget cuts with demand for Epstein file transparency

U.S. Representative Mike Flood (R-NE) answers questions from constituents during a town hall in Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S., August 4, 2025. REUTERS/Scott Morgan
U.S. Representative Mike Flood (R-NE) answers questions from constituents during a town hall in Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S., August 4, 2025. REUTERS/Scott Morgan

Overview

  • At a packed Lincoln town hall on August 4, voters repeatedly booed Rep. Mike Flood as he defended the One Big Beautiful Bill’s cuts to Medicaid, SNAP and green energy credits.
  • Constituents chanted “tax the rich,” heckled Flood’s justification of Medicaid work requirements and jeered his claim that the US does not have unlimited funds.
  • Flood pledged to co-sponsor a House resolution to release Jeffrey Epstein files after attendees demanded transparency on the administration’s handling of the documents.
  • He criticized President Trump’s firing of BLS commissioner Erika McEntarfer, saying he would not have acted without knowing all the details and warning against data suppression.
  • Sustained protests at GOP town halls have prompted party leaders to reconsider in-district engagement as grassroots activism surges ahead of the 2026 midterms.