Overview
- Video from a Bellevue town hall showed Rep. Mike Flood repeatedly drowned out by boos after he cited his vote for the One Big Beautiful Bill and said it “protected Medicaid.”
- Audience hostility at the July town hall extended beyond the megabill to the SAVE America Act, proposed voter ID rules, SNAP changes, U.S. policy on Israel and Iran, NATO and housing legislation.
- Reporting ties the One Big Beautiful Bill to nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid reductions over 10 years and warns those cuts could force rural hospitals to scale back services or close and reduce benefits for disabled and elderly people.
- Flood told constituents he accepts the 2020 result and is running for reelection in 2026, but observers note his heavy Republican district still gives him a structural advantage despite vocal local backlash.
- The Bellevue event is the latest in a string of tense town halls Flood has faced since 2025, and video amplified by KETV and American Bridge has given national visibility to local voter anger that could shape GOP messaging and campaigns before November.