Iowa town hall attendees turn on each other as Sen. Grassley faces heated questions [View all]
Source: AP
By MARK VANCLEAVE and HANNAH FINGERHUT
Updated 2:15 PM CDT, April 23, 2025
NORTHWOOD, Iowa (AP) — Iowans attending a forum Wednesday hosted by Sen. Chuck Grassley started to turn on each other as the lawmaker faced heated questions about President Donald Trump ‘s first months in office.
The room of about 100 people in north-central Worth County, near the Minnesota border, was largely critical of the administration and peppered Grassley with questions about mass deportations, including Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s, Elon Musk and cuts to the federal workforce and tariffs.
But when one woman used her turn to apologize to Grassley for “all the grief you’ve gotten this morning,” it offered a glimpse at the deep-seated political rifts running through even the smallest U.S. communities.
Some exchanged expletives, almost posturing for a fight. There were shouts between audience members to “shut up.” Others took out their phones to record the moment.
Sen. Chuck Grassley takes questions from constituents during a contentious town hall event in Northwood, Iowa on Wednesday.
MARK VANCLEAVE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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