Iowa’s two U.S. senators, both Republicans, held town hall meetings Tuesday and were met by large crowds ready to voice their opposition to President Trump and G-O-P priorities. Senator Joni Ernst convened a veterans forum in Maquoketa. The crowd chanted “your last term” as Ernst entered the room. The event ended about 45 minutes later. The Iowa Starting Line blog captured video of the crowd erupting in chants of “do your job” and “shame on you.”

Yesterday (Tuesday), Senator Chuck Grassley held forums in Iowa Falls and Garner. About 200 people crowded into the Iowa Falls fire station Tuesday morning for what turned out to be a rowdy town hall meeting with Senator Grassley. Chris Petersen, a farmer from Clear Lake, drew cheers when he urged Grassley not to repeal ObamaCare.

Marion Cooper of Ackley brought up Grassley’s refusal to consider President Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court.

Grassley fielded commentary and questions on a wide variety of topics, from President Trump’s trade policies to the fitness of Trump’s education secretary. Don Jones of Iowa Falls asked a question about the national debt. Grassley said reducing the debt will be difficult because of President Trump’s pledge not to make changes in Social Security and Medicare, then a woman in the crowd said she gladly pays taxes for those things — and this eruption followed.

Grassley has town hall events scheduled for Thursday morning in Charles City and Friday in Parkersburg.

(Radio Iowa)