Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) was confronted by enraged residents at a town hall Thursday over his support of Elon Musk’s role in the new administration. The congressman continuously tried to calm the riled-up crowd but ultimately failed.

McCormick is not the only Republican who has been met with angry constituents as DOGE continues on its mission to slash spending and dismantle federal agencies — costing jobs for thousands of federal workers and worrying lawmakers in both parties about the scope of Musk’s role in government.

Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-OR) was also met by distressed constituents at a town hall meeting in his district.

“When I was in the service, there was a chain of command that we answered to somebody, I don’t see him [Musk] answering to anybody,” a constituent said to Bentz after stating the office has not responded to any of his concerns.

The outrage comes as over 10,000 federal workers and counting have been fired as part of Trump’s agenda to reduce the government workforce, a result of DOGE’s budget slashing aimed at reducing federal government spending. 

Musk and the Department of Justice have been met with lawsuits claiming the billionaire’s overreach when accessing guarded government data, which includes sensitive information about the American public. 

The lawsuit filed by a group of state Democratic attorneys general to prohibit Musk and DOGE from accessing government information systems — at a range of departments — was blocked by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan earlier this week. 

Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) also hosted a town hall where he discussed a wide range of topics, including DOGE — one of his “major concerns” with the new administration. 

“I would say 99% of the room, that was their main concern, is DOGE, Elon Musk and what the president is doing on immigration,” Frost told the Washington Examiner.  

Frost gave his constituents a timeline of the next two years leading up to the midterm elections, highlighting how Democrats can push back. 

“Democrats are fired up right now, and they’re upset about what’s going on with an unelected billionaire looking into these programs that a lot of working-class people depend on,” Frost told the Washington Examiner.

Multiple House GOP staffers confirmed to the Washington Examiner that calls roll in daily with constituents complaining about the overreach of DOGE, stating that the calls regarding the office are largely negative. 

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As House Democrats continue to “sound the alarm” on the Trump administration, House Republican members relentlessly back Trump and Musk, with some looking to pursue congressional action to make his executive orders permanent.

“I fully support President Trump’s agenda to rein in our bloated federal government & put Americans first,” Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) wrote on X. “Now, it’s time for Congress to act. It’s up to us on Capitol Hill to make permanent his executive actions, ensuring continuity in public policy from one administration to the next.”