Congressman Mike Flood contended with backlash, in what could be a preview of what Republicans in 2026 midterms might face
A Republican congressman from Nebraska faced boos, chants of “vote him out” and questions about the Trump administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking investigation files.
In what could be a preview of what Republicans up for re-election in the 2026 congressional midterms might face, Mike Flood was consistently heckled throughout the town hall. He also faced questions about immigration, cuts to Medicaid, and Donald Trump’s firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer after a July employment report that was worse than expected and job growth numbers that were revised downward by 285,000 for the two previous months.
