联邦裁员惹民愤 共和党国会议员被轰出北卡市政厅

"I'm a veteran and you don't give a fuck about me!"

Anger at DOGE and the GOP is boiling over. Rep. Chuck Edwards just got scorched at his own town hall over his support for massive cuts. pic.twitter.com/HCcV7qCBKZ

— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) March 14, 2025

在北卡罗来纳州阿什维尔市（Asheville），共和党国会议员爱德华兹（Chuck Edwards）于3月13日的市政厅会议中遭到选民激烈质询，焦点集中于特朗普政府与马斯克推动的联邦政府裁员计划。

一名选民询问退伍军人事务部（VA）裁员的问题，爱德华兹表示并未裁员，但此说法遭到现场嘲讽与嘘声。

A man at Republican House Rep. Chuck Edwards's town hall in Asheville, North Carolina is fired up about Greenland, Canada, and Ukraine.

He's letting it rip on Chuck.

Someone buy this guy a beer for me!

We need more men like him standing up and asking these questions! pic.twitter.com/nRuoOvoMcw

— Art Candee (@ArtCandee) March 13, 2025

随后，爱德华兹在情势升级后被保安护送离场。

爱德华兹坚持参与市政厅会议，尽管共和党领袖建议议员避免此类活动。

他强调自己信任人民，并表示不会投票废除社会安全福利。然而，选民对政府削减福利计划的忧虑仍未消除。