U.S. Rep Mike Flood, R-Neb., speaks during his town hall in Lincoln on Aug 4. 2025. (Juan Salinas II/Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — Nebraska Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Flood faced a hostile crowd at a concert hall this week in his district’s most Democratic city, Lincoln.

Flood’s third and final town hall of the year drew national headlines and eyes on social media sites including X, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok for the reception he received. Attendees jeered him as he defended voting for President Donald Trump’s budget and tax bill the president calls “big” and “beautiful.” Flood was asked how much it cost to be a “fascist” and faced chants of “vote him out” and “tax the rich” throughout the 90-minute affair.

The national attention — particularly online, where voters increasingly get th

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