Civility unfolds in a Missouri GOP congressman’s town hall Politics Aug 26, 2025 1:48 PM EDT

BOLIVAR, Missouri (AP) — One of the few Republican U.S. House members making in-person appearances embarked on a town hall tour of his district to meet with constituents Monday, and a civil conversation broke out.

Rep. Mark Alford and an audience of about 100 in west central Missouri spent an hour bantering politely about Medicaid, the National Guard being deployed in Washington, D.C., and the extended run of aggressive executive action being taken by President Donald Trump.

But gone from the slightly Democratic-leaning audience in the small auditorium on Southwest Baptist University campus in Boliver were the screams of “liar!” that have marked other Republican town halls, notably Nebraska Re

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