A Republican congresswoman’s town hall meeting descended into chaos earlier this week as the angry residents of a small Iowa town booed her on stage and lobbed insults at her. Republican House Representative Ashley Hinson faced jeering and heckling at two town halls in Elkader and Decorah in her home state on Wednesday night when she voiced her support for President Trump’s sweeping agenda bill.

In one clip captured at the event in Decorah, Hinson told the crowd: ‘I was also proud to vote for President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill last week.’ She hardly finishes her sentence before the crowd erupt in boos and heckling, as she says: ‘This is a generational investment’, before adding: ‘This is your time’.

The Des Moines register reported that she was also branded a ‘liar’ amid sporadic moments of applause for the Republican. Hinson also said: ‘I believe the president is fighting for you, and I’m fighting alongside him.

‘I do think the president was saved that day in Butler, Pennsylvania, for a reason’, referring to the assassination attempt on his life . House Republicans approved the bill, dubbed ‘the big, beautiful bill’, which combines tax breaks, spending cuts, border security funding and other priorities .

The Des Moines Register also reported that she was questioned over Elon Musk’s role in government, which he formally stood down from on Wednesday night. Neil Henkenius told her: ‘I’m not only speaking for myself, but I’m speaking for all of the veterans, all of the federal workers that are out there.

‘People don’t need a billionaire, like Musk, running our country’, saying the decision to let him lead DOGE was like giving him a chainsaw. In response, Hinson said: ‘I think that Elon Musk came in and helped to join and lead a team of people who are actively working to find this waste, fraud and abuse every single day.

‘Some of the things that they are discovering every day would make your skin crawl’, she said as she was again shouted down by those who had gathered, the outlet said. NBC reported that she was branded a fraud after a man accused Trump and the administration of breaking the law by ignoring the orders of federal judges. She was asked by one man: ‘When are you going to do the responsibility that you were elected for by holding the executive branch accountable up to and including impeachment?’

Hinson said: ‘Judges need to follow the law. I don’t think this country needs another impeachment charade’, which again angered the crowd. House Republicans, like Hinson, managed to muscle through Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ which will see at least $880 billion in cuts largely to Medicaid.

While Republicans say they are rooting out ‘waste, fraud and abuse’ to generate savings, Democrats warn it could leave millions of Americans without coverage. A preliminary estimate from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the proposals would reduce the number of people with health care by 8.6 million over the decade.

The bill is estimated to add another $3.8 trillion to the national debt which currently stands at a monstrous $36 trillion. Olivia Late, a spokesperson for Hinson, told NBC after the heckling that: ‘Rep. Hinson is not afraid to face anyone and defend her support for the Trump agenda that is going to help Iowa families, farmers, and workers.’