Reacting to a video of Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) facing a very hostile town hall crowd in his district on Thursday, MSNBC host Ali Vitali noted the moment when the embattled lawmaker really set off a wave of anger.
In the clip filmed by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Greg Bluestien that has gone viral, the lawmaker can be seen attempting to defend the massive cuts Donald Trump is inflicting on government operations, including some job cuts that are already impacting the local economy.
Appearing on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Vitali –– who hosts MSNBC's "Way Too Early" –– singled out what could be a problem for Republicans across the country will face when they return to the districts.
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After sharing a clip, she asked the panel, "Did you catch that last part?" after McCormick talked about job cuts coming from with in the "organizations" instead of Musk's DOGE which was met with shouting from the crowd.
"A resident said it was actually Elon Musk that's making the decisions when it comes to job cuts," she pointed out. "One attendee told the lawmaker he'd done a disservice and failed to stand up for his constituents."
"We'll note McCormick handily won reelection last year," she pointed out. "He won by 64.9 percent of the vote in this district, in a state that President Trump flipped after narrowly losing it to Joe Biden in 2020. So, it's not like he's in some blue sea, he's in his home district that handily reelected him. "
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