Rep. Mark Alford of Missouri became the latest Republican lawmaker to face the wrath of constituents due to Donald Trump’s unpopular agenda. At a town hall Monday, a man accused the two-term congressman of being more loyal to the president than to the people he pledged to represent.
“You know nothing about what a working-class citizen does,” he told Alford. “Come down here — come down here and start trying to pay your medical insurance. Come down here and walk into Costco to try to feed your family.”
He added: “You need to take your head out of Trump’s ass and start doing your representation of us.”
On Tuesday, “The Weeknight” co-host Michael Steele said the heated remarks highlight a wider issue plaguing Republicans. Steele said voters are asking their elected representatives why they are putting the president’s interests above the people: “You represent us. Why are you doing his bidding? You represent us. Why are you paying attention to what he wants?”
Steele said the growing separation between Republican lawmakers and their constituents could come back to hurt the party in the midterms: “That connection with people is the real deal. That’s what people are looking for.”








