Protesters display their signs in front of the Albany County Courthouse before Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman’s town hall Wednesday. // Photo: Jeff Victor
Tanner Ewalt addresses protestors gathered in front of the Albany County Courthouse before Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman’s town hall Wednesday. // Photo: Jeff Victor
A man holds up a protest sign in front of the Albany County Courthouse Wednesday. // Photo: Jeff Victor
Protestors march toward the Laramie Plains Civic Center ahead of Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman’s town hall Wednesday. // Photo: Jeff Victor
Rep. Harriet Hageman takes to the stage during her town hall in Laramie Wednesday. She was met with raucous disapproval from a crowd angry about federal layoffs, deportation activities and the rest of the new Trump Administration’s agenda. Hageman supports that agenda, and defended it in Laramie. // Photo: Jeff Victor
Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman was met with a wide range of reactions during her town hall in Laramie Wednesday. Hageman asked the boisterous, sometimes profane, crowd to “show some respect,” but began her address by touting hardline immigration policies and went on to praise staffing cuts affecting Wyoming, such as those affecting the National Park Service. // Photo: Jeff Victor
A man wearing a Make America Great Again hat listens to Rep. Harriet Hageman during her town hall in Laramie Wednesday. Another member of the audience asked Hageman if she would “carry forward” the bipartisanship celebrated by the late Al Simpson in his final years. She said: “I am happy to be bipartisan on any bill that’s in the best interest of the United State of America.” // Photo: Jeff Victor
Rep. Harriet Hageman leans in to hear a question during her town hall in Laramie Wednesday. A member of the public asked Hageman what she would do to protect the rights of trans and nonbinary people. She replied: “I don’t even know what that means.” // Photo: Jeff Victor
Protestors held up signs reading “Lie” in response to some of the answers Rep. Harriet Hageman provided during her town hall in Laramie Wednesday. Hageman said it was “absolutely 100% untrue” that Social Security could be on the chopping block as Republicans look to downsize the federal government. The congresswoman also defended the possibly imminent closure of the U.S. Department of Education. // Photo: Jeff Victor
An audience member waits for his turn to ask a question during Rep. Harriet Hageman’s town hall in Laramie Wednesday. At one point, Hageman fielded a question about preparing communities for the arriving and impending affects of global climate change. She dismissed such concerns as “climate change hysteria.” // Photo: Jeff Victor
Rep. Harriet Hageman addresses a raucous crowd of hundreds during her town hall in Laramie Wednesday. During the Q-and-A, Hageman defended Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, which has been gutting federal agencies, calling it “a brilliant thing.” When her defense of DOGE received jeers from the audience, Hageman quipped: “It’s so bizarre to me how obsessed you are with federal government.” // Photo: Jeff Victor
She's had an entire staff and two+ years to understand what trans means
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