A protester at an Idaho town hall hosted by a Republican committee made remarks from the audience to several legislative members on stage.

Summary

Protesters at a Kootenai County Republican Central Committee town hall in Idaho were forcibly removed after criticizing Trump policies, including the Elon Musk-led DOGE.

Event organizers dismissed their concerns, with one emcee saying, “Your voice is meaningless.”

Similar protests occurred in Georgia and Oklahoma, where Republicans faced criticism over mass layoffs.

Lawsuits have been filed against the administration over the legality of these dismissals.

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    Bejarana then defended the removal, accusing protesters of attempting to “filibuster” the event as he continued talking about DOGE. “We’ve got to be a little aggressive with some of these folks here,” he said. “Your voice is meaningless right now.…I can talk over all of you.”

    Newsweek has reached out to Bejarana via for comment on Sunday.

    The confrontational approach drew criticism from many in attendance. “Is this a town hall or a lecture?” one woman yelled amid the uproar, according to Coeur d’Alene Press.

    While it’s unclear what exactly the protesters were opposing, KCRCC has since posted a statement to Facebook explaining that Borrenpohl, who allegedly belongs to Save NIC, a social welfare nonprofit organization, “alongside at least five other recognized activists from local progressive circles—including two fellow ‘Save NIC’ members—shouted down legislators with insults like ‘bigots’ and ‘liars’ throughout the meeting, drowning out attempts at dialogue.”

    “attempts at dialogue”. Right.