The few lawmakers who held town halls this summer faced voters furious with Republicans about Trump’s agenda and with Democrats for not doing enough to fight back.

With political tensions running high, the vast majority of congressional lawmakers steered clear of town halls this summer. The handful who entered the lion’s den were met with boos, jeers and tense confrontations.

President Donald Trump and the Republicans may have full control of Washington, but protesters spared neither political party. At 25 town halls across the country that were viewed or attended by NBC News this summer, voters pressured Democrats to deploy more aggressive tactics as they battle Trump and took them to task over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Meanwhile, Republicans faced hostile crowds over their support for Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” his nationwide immigration crackdown and Trump’s deployment of federal forces to Washington, D.C., in what he has called an effort to crack down on crime.

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    Would you shut up? That’s done. We need to deal with now. Exactly what is your comment supposed to do? It helps with ZERO. What l, you want to sit and smuglybtell everyone your right? Congrats. You and millions of others. Now shut up. Pretty please

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      14 days ago

      Exactly what is your comment supposed to do?

      It blames people who weren’t 100% on board with genocide in the hopes that they’ll shut up forever.

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          14 days ago

          So your answer is to be an asshole?

          If you think I have been insufficiently civil to genocide supporters, report me.

          Nice deleting of your previous answers. Don’t b a dick.

          What are you talking about?

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        14 days ago

        You should, yes. Listen to your base and you might not lose.

        I have to clarify this: netanyahu is not your base.

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        14 days ago

        Ah, do youre young and unaccustomed to the real world and how these things happen

        Well there’s lots of documentaries about how if happens. How cults are born and fall that is.

        But maybe you’re perfect, never got scsmmed or fooled. What’s that? You’re not?

        Then why are you acting like that?