Post by Logan on Mar 28, 2017 4:26:22 GMT -6
Trott's town hall gets rowdy, raucous, while hundreds get left in cold
NOVI — Despite heavy snowfall and treacherous roads, nearly 1,000 people — many angry and ready for a confrontation — came to a town hall meeting in Novi this morning to badger, boo and challenge U.S. Rep. David Trott in person.
Many had already participated in protests at his office in Troy or written repeated letters and e-mails to express their anger over the policies of President Donald Trump and Trott’s support of some of those policies. Their entreaties over the past months, for the most part, have gone unanswered, they said.
So when Trott, a Birmingham Republican, showed up in person they were ready with red and green index cards to express their support or displeasure with what was being said, their very loud shouts of protest and props — both signs and photos — to illustrate their point of view.
“I’ve called. I’ve showed up and tried to make appointments and it’s always, we’ll get back to you,” said Amber Barbieri, a 35-year-old from Troy who stood throughout the hour-long town hall meeting holding aloft a picture of her 6-year-old son Julius, who has Type 1 diabetes.
Read more: www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2017/03/18/dave-trott-town-hall-novi/99346084/
NOVI — Despite heavy snowfall and treacherous roads, nearly 1,000 people — many angry and ready for a confrontation — came to a town hall meeting in Novi this morning to badger, boo and challenge U.S. Rep. David Trott in person.
Many had already participated in protests at his office in Troy or written repeated letters and e-mails to express their anger over the policies of President Donald Trump and Trott’s support of some of those policies. Their entreaties over the past months, for the most part, have gone unanswered, they said.
So when Trott, a Birmingham Republican, showed up in person they were ready with red and green index cards to express their support or displeasure with what was being said, their very loud shouts of protest and props — both signs and photos — to illustrate their point of view.
“I’ve called. I’ve showed up and tried to make appointments and it’s always, we’ll get back to you,” said Amber Barbieri, a 35-year-old from Troy who stood throughout the hour-long town hall meeting holding aloft a picture of her 6-year-old son Julius, who has Type 1 diabetes.
Read more: www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2017/03/18/dave-trott-town-hall-novi/99346084/