Republicans are not the only lawmakers facing confrontational town halls over the congressional recess. Democratic lawmakers are increasingly facing the ire of the party’s liberal base over their response to the Trump administration.

Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) clashed with pro-Palestinian attendees at a town hall on Wednesday, leading police to shut down the forum. That followed Rep. Glenn Ivey’s (D-Md.) town hall on Tuesday, where he faced criticism for being too “calm” in the face of the Trump administration. And in California, Democratic Rep. Gil Cisneros faced constituents angry about Social Security, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, potential cuts to Medicaid and fired federal workers.

“I wish you’d be angry,” one woman said, according to the Los Angeles Times.

And it’s not just House Democrats in safe districts taking heat from liberal constituents. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) responded to frustrated constituents at a town hall on Wednesday by saying that her job is to be “more than just an activist” and that “yelling” from progressives has not stopped President Trump.

The raucous events come as Democrats have sought to use town halls to target GOP lawmakers in their own districts. The town halls have Republicans and Democrats on edge as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are put on the defensive on home turf.

“If you’re home, my town halls look like a Republican town hall. I’m not taking it personally.........

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