In a recent segment on The Young Turks, political commentators Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola discuss how Donald Trump and Republicans are “desperately trying to deny that [town hall protests] actually represent anything.” Members of Congress have been struggling to deal with the backlash against new policies.

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