Oklahoma GOP Rep. Claims He Canceled Town Hall for Safety but That's Not What the Venue Said [View all]

[madokie]

Someone doesn't want to face angry constituents.

Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) is afraid of protesters attending his town hall meeting, so he canceled it, claiming he had “safety concerns.”

“Over the past few weeks, we have seen an escalation of protesters at congressional town halls across the nation,” Mullin said in a statement, KJRH reported. “We have even seen them right here in the Second District.”

He’s referring to a March town hall flooded with angry constituents, one of which Mullin had a heated exchange with. He asked a woman to stop holding up a sign and she refused, saying he can drag her away in handcuffs.

“I find it appalling. You can sit there and do what you want but you’re defeating what you’re trying to get done,” he said.

http://www.alternet.org/right-wing/oklahoma-gop-rep-claims-he-canceled-town-hall-safety

In an April 10 town hall, Mullin engaged in another difficult meeting. His constituents repeatedly told him that he worked for them as a public servant but Mullin believes it is a service he provides to the constituents.

“One, you say you pay for me to do this, that’s bull crap, I pay for myself to do this,” Mullin claimed. “This is a service.”

methinks tRump ain't got shit on this 'boy'

Oh btw this is my district