Byron Donalds Tells Town Hall ‘Don’t Boo’ as He is Loudly Jeered
April 22, 2025
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Florida Republican Rep. Byron Donalds was loudly booed at a town hall event in Estero while answering a question about DOGE cuts to the Social Security Administration, which he said had been authorized by President Donald Trump.
“Don’t boo,” Donalds, who is is campaigning for Florida’s governorship, told the crowd, and he tried to speak about the previous Biden Administration’s actions.
“So you do not want to hear the full story?” Donalds said as the crowd continued to jeer.
“Allow me to educate and bring you the full story. And when you’re ready, I’m going to tell you, because I don’t want you to yell and not hear the full story. Because you’re not listening, you’re yelling.”
Elon Musk-driven DOGE, short for the Department of Government Efficiency, is slashing what it identifies as fraud and waste in government spending. But its activity is causing political headaches for Trump’s Republican allies.
This is a developing article and more information will be added shortly.
Florida Republican Rep. Byron Donalds speaks at the annual CPAC DC conference at the Gaylord National Resort in Oxon Hill, MD on Friday, 21, 2025. Florida Republican Rep. Byron Donalds speaks at the annual CPAC DC conference at the Gaylord National Resort in Oxon Hill, MD on Friday, 21, 2025. DOMINIC GWINN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images
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