'Are you a liar?' constituent asks U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess during testy town hall
FORT WORTH -- Jennifer Forester went to {Republican} U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess’s town hall Thursday night with no intention of asking a question.
The 35-year-old Denton woman sat in the audience holding a sign that stated “Concentration Camps Are Wrong,” occasionally yelling out comments about the crisis at the border.
“People shouldn’t be in camps like this,” she said, referring to migrants seeking asylum in Texas who are staying in shelters at the border. “Instead of asking him a question, I wanted to hold this up so he and other people who support these policies have to see it.”
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Burgess, R-Pilot Point, was questioned about issues ranging from the budget deficit to whether he truly represents people in his district.
At one point, a woman asked him: “With your values, are you a liar?”
“No,” Burgess responded.
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