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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    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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      So your answer is to be an asshole?

      Nothing good ever came from being an Asshole.

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

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        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?