A Republican got jeered at a town hall. He plans to hold more.

Republican Rep. Mike Flood faced boos at a town hall in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Monday, from voters protesting Trump's "big, beautiful bill."

Rep. Mike Flood, R-Neb., faced off with a raucous crowd that hurled boos, jeers and middle fingers at him at a town hall in Lincoln on Monday.

He said he has no regrets and would do it all over again.

“I don’t regret it at all,” Flood said in a phone interview Tuesday. “Every member of Congress has to do it the way they see fit. But for me, this comes with the territory. And I feel like you got to put yourself in the town square if you want to be a member of Congress for your district.”

“And if you feel strongly about how you’re voting and the choices you’re making,” he added, “you should be able to stand on the town square and be accountable for those votes and tell people why you did it and take their input.”

In this polarized political climate, the vast majority of lawmakers, in both parties, are opting not to hold town halls this August recess. Last spring, after a series of GOP town halls went off the rails, Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., the GOP campaign chief for the 2026 election cycle, urged his Republican colleagues not to hold in-person town halls, calling them “no longer effective” because of Democratic disruptions. And violent threats against politicians have ticked up steadily in recent years.