
One angry constituent in a deep-red state garnered loud applause when confronting Rep. Mark Alford (R-Missouri) over his support for President Donald Trump's administration.
During a Monday night town hall in Bolivar, Missouri, a man who introduced himself as Fred Higginbotham — a former firefighter who now owns a farm in Missouri's 4th Congressional District — began his comment to Alford by saying he was "p------" at the congressman. Higginbotham noted that it was easier to email Alford's office than to call, as he found it difficult "to try to talk on the phone without profanity."
"I would appreciate you taking your father's U.S. Constitution book, read it, study it, make your own lines underneath it, and get Trump out of office!" Higginbotham said to applause. "The man is a dictator. He knows nothing about what he talks about. I listened to him for about a half hour today and I got sick at all the lies he brought up."
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Higginbotham went on to say that he was in danger of losing his farm, and pointed out that most farms are heavily dependent on aid from the U.S. Department of Agriculture — which has been severely cut under Trump's second term — while the government has showered "big business" with handouts.
"Farmers work very hard, but they are funded by the federal government, not by selling groceries," he said. "The price of steak is $20 a pound because of big business. You want to straighten out the budget? Start taxing corporations and the wealthy, like we have been telling you!"
"You are not helping me. Believe me, you are not helping me," he continued. "You need to take your head out of Trump's a-- and start doing your representation!"
Higginbotham is far from the first irate constituent who has confronted Alford at a town hall meeting. Earlier this year, a town hall Alford hosted at a local coffee shop was swarmed with constituents who were furious over the congressman's support of Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. Alford insisted at the time that the protesters were "outside agitators" who wanted to "harm" him.
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