Rep. Harriet Hageman from Wyoming encountered a challenging town hall in Wheatland, where constituents expressed frustration over the government's budget impacts related to Elon Musk's DOGE initiatives. When pressed on accountability for fraud, Hageman pointed to spending cuts and focused on military personnel raises, which drew discontent from the crowd who sought clarity on specific fraudulent activities. Hageman's responses, emphasizing spending issues, led to further outcries from attendees, showcasing the tension surrounding governmental financial management in connection to private enterprises like Musk's.
That's why we're talking about raises specifically for the enlisted men and women as an example, Hageman told the restless crowd.
I am, bless his heart, a Simpson Republican that believes in working together across the aisle.
This is what it is. This is the spending associated with the fraud. Spending is the fraud, Hageman added to boos.
I didn't say spending, I said actual fraud, hit back the questioner.
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