The Young Turks on the Resistance Flooding Republican Town Halls (Video)
Commentators Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola discuss how Donald Trump and Republicans are dealing with the backlash against their policies.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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