MADISON, Wis. — As Elon Musk and Donald Trump try to bring the federal government to its knees by cutting off funding for child care and farmers and indiscriminately firing federal workers, Wisconsinites are demanding answers and accountability from complacent GOP congressmen.
At a town hall in West Bend last night, Wisconsinites called out GOP Rep. Scott Fitzgerald for enabling Trump and Musk’s lawless coup—and demanded he use his position as a member of Congress to reign in the Trump/Musk rampage that has already ground essential services like air safety, food inspection, cancer research, and bird flu monitoring to a screeching halt.
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TMJ4: West Bend voters raise concerns about Pres. Trump and Elon Musk at Republican Congressman’s town hall
By: Charles Benson
- A testy town hall hosted by Wisconsin Republican Congressman Scott Fitzgerald.
- The pushback came from constituents in West Bend demanding answers to the Trump administration’s effort to slash government spending and a diplomatic shift on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- Residents came with questions for their congressman.
- “How can we be represented by you if you don’t have a voice in Congress?” asked Lorraine Henrickson.
- They didn’t like some of Scott Fitzgerald’s answers.
- Congressman Fitzgerald says he has not been “briefed” on Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency or D.O.G.E but wished there had been interaction with leadership about it.
- But he “supports the continuation and analysis by every cabinet member—that’s where we find ourselves right now.”
- Mary Sylvester asked about the role and responsibility of Congress. “We need three branches of government, not one. When will you stand up and say that’s enough?“
- Michael Wittig is concerned with Elon Musk’s role in the Trump administration—he held a sign that read “Presidents are not kings.”
- “Are you going to subpoena him at some point? Are you willing to use your subpoena power to tell Musk to stand in front of Congress and answer some hard questions?”
- Fitzgerald insists Musk’s efforts to find waste and fraud are working, and Congress will eventually have budget oversight.
- If there were Trump voters in the room, none spoke up in support of Trump’s first month efforts.
