Republican lawmaker Mike Flood was recently booed and heckled at a town hall in Nebraska, and the video is GLORIOUS.
Over 2 million people have watched this TikTok that began with Mike asking, "Do you think people who are 28 years old, that can work and refuse to work, should get free healthcare?"
As the crowd screamed a resounding "YESSSS," Mike looked like he was thinking, "Oh no."
The face of someone who did not receive the answer they expected:
"I don't think that a majority of Nebraskans agree with you," he finally said.
When he asked for the next slide of the presentation, people began chanting, "Tax the rich!"
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Visibly frustrated, Mike tried again: "If you choose not to work. You. Do. Not. Get. Free. Healthcare." But the crowd wasn't having it and screamed, "BOOOOOO!"
Mike continued, "Money does not fall out of the sky. It does not grow on trees. It comes from all of you. I wish there was a world we could live in where everything came from the government, and it was free. But that will never, ever, ever happen." Notably, he did not offer the obvious solution of, IDK, making the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share???
Throughout the town hall, people also shouted things like "vote him out!" and "liar!" The only time in the video that Mike received applause was when he supported the release of the Epstein files.
Naturally, folks in the comments had a lot to say. This person pointed out, "even if you work healthcare isn't free!!!!"
Many people said what we're all thinking: "Healthcare should be a basic human right."
"i love that you can hear the whole crowd say 'YES' it restored my faith in American society."
"'Should people in the richest society in history have access to life saving care' isn't the gotcha he thinks it is."
"Forgive me Nebraska, I wasn't familiar with yalls game DAMN."
"*the majority screams yes* 'the majority doesn't agree with you.'"
And finally, "'it comes from all of you' SIR YOU FORGOT TO TAX THE BILLIONAIRES."
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