Rep. Mark Alford Distances Himself From Trump at Surprisingly Civil Town Hall

Republican Rep. Mark Alford carefully navigated a town hall in rural Missouri on Monday night, at times putting some distance between himself and President Donald Trump when confronted by constituents angry with the president’s policies and funding cuts.

“I’m not the best of friends with Trump,” he said at one point. “I met him maybe five or six times.”

Despite a number of contentious back-and-forths, however, the event went off with minimal heckling or raised voices.