Chaffetz Accuses Paid Protesters Of Being “Shipped In” To Cause Chaos At Republican Townhalls
by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Feb 11, 2017
On Thursday night, a Utah Town Hall meeting hosted by the Republican Chair of the House Committee on Oversight, Jason Chaffetz, came under attack from a mob of angry protesters who disrupted the meeting, demanding that he “do his job.”
This was not the first time a republican town hall meeting turned ugly after a swarm of liberal protesters caused chaos: last week republican congressman Tom McClintock was forced to get a police escort after a town hall in California turned angry over Obamacare repeal. The SacBee said that many of the protesting participants “identified themselves as liberal Democrats and progressives, while party registration in McClintock’s district is solidly Republican.”
So, overnight, Chaffetz shot back, and told KSL that the raucous reception he received at Thursday evening’s town hall meeting was “bullying and an attempt at intimidation” from a crowd opposed to President Donald Trump’s election. More importantly, the republican accused paid interests (here the name of George Soros has been heard frequently in recent months) of orchestrating the rising protests and violence at Republican townhalls. Chaffets said the crowd that filled the auditorium at Brighton High School in Cottonwood Heights and spilled over into a protest outside, included people brought in from other states to disrupt the meeting.
“Absolutely. I know there were,” he said, suggesting it was “more of a paid attempt to bully and intimidate” than a reflection of the feelings of his 3rd District constituents.
“You could see it online a couple days before, a concerted effort in part to just cause chaos,” the Utah Republican said Friday. “Democrats are in disbelief that they have nothing but flailing and screaming to deal with this.”
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