Mark Alford (r) held a ticketed town hall in Belton, Missouri yesterday evening. It was apparently moderated by Steve Kraske (KCUR).

KCTV5 News Kansas City
[June 16, 2025]
It was a split crowd at a town hall on Monday with Missouri Congressman Mark Alford.
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Some of the responses to KCTV5:

“The conservatives got me into office, so that’s all I’m going to listen to.” – MAGA Mark Alford Congressman Mark Alford

He is scared

MAGA MARK. what a joke

Just another ring kisser Trump puppet.

He made time for photo ops of course and spewed the same old BS and praised the BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL, that CUTS NPR and PBS , Medicaid, SNAP plus supports all the jobs that have been terminated by his orange GOD, wannabe !

An individual’s post on social media:

Seems like every damn day I’m making Good Trouble. Tonight it was Mark “Awful” Alford…another 90 minutes of mostly lies, obfuscation, and Republican buzz phrases that I will never get back in my life. My favorite Alford quote? When asked about the disconnect between him voting against NPR/PBS funding and that the local NPR station was hosting this “town hall”, Mark stated that it was time for Big Bird to grow up, and when he was watching Sesame Street, they taught the ABC’s, not the DEI. Oscar the Grouch was not pleased.[….]

KCUR:

KCUR 89.3
[June 16, 2025]
Missouri Congressman Mark Alford was met by a large crowd of constituents — and protesters — at a town hall tonight in Belton, Missouri, hosted by KCUR 89.3 and Up To Date’s Steve Kraske.
Alford answered audience questions about tax cuts, tariffs, ICE and immigration, small businesses, veterans and more. Hear the full conversation on Up To Date later this week.
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Some of the responses:

And, he said he wants Big Bird to get out of the basement.

what does that even mean? 🤣

Hi KCUR 89.3 small correction, the protestors are his constituents too!

Nice job to the protesters!

Well, at least he showed up … and he actually lives IN Missouri.

I doubt he ever watched one public television program in his life.

“Audience questions” from a carefully selected audience guaranteed not to expect much, perhaps?

yes, the tickets were sold so quickly and to so few. Little suspicious to me. Can’t wait to hear it. I have my doubts about the range of questions, but I’m sure he’ll have his “prepared”, parroted, MAGA answers all ready to go.

KCUR 89.3- disappointed you said “constituents and protesters “ What makes you think the protesters were not constituents? Choosing a tiny venue allows you to select your indoor audience rather than addressing ALL constituents who wish to speak.

and there were more constituents outside than inside.

The community center in Belton, the location of the town hall, is a big space. It appears from the photo of the crowd on the KCUR post that seating area was limited to a smaller part of the venue and that it would have been possible to accommodate more people.

I find it very ironic that he’s appearing at an event sponsored by a radio station he wants to get rid of.

Grow a spine Alford. Open your eyes. You are part of the problem.

After all those years of bs on tv y’all still elected him and how y’all like him now?

If the folks with the signs would have been in the room, I GUARANTEE he would have been condescending and mocking. He’s just like Hawley, just like Joni Ernst, and just like the rest of them – ignoring those with genuine concerns while pandering to his base.

Be sure to listen to the KCUR stream, so you can hear him disparage every Missourian who isn’t a MAGA. He only represents them…even though we all pay his salary with our taxes.

yea with local police, State Police, Special Security and oh, don’t forget the DRONE Much needed 🤣🙄🙄Yea, he’s brave 🤡🤡

He’s not the sharpest tool in the shed.

He doesn’t represent his constituents. I sent him a message weeks ago via his website expressing my displeasure with what’s happening to our country and his absolute silence when the national guard was federalized and Marines used on US soil which is absolutely not in line with states rights or fiscal responsibility.
Crickets.
He’s unfit for office.

Congressman Mark Alford is a kept man who pushes lies and misinformation. It’s a pretty low bar to give him kudos for simply doing part of his job. Although I guess the bare minimum is all a Republican will do, beyond throwing children, vetrtans, and the elderly off of Medicaid, Medicare, & SSI so they can give more money to their billionaire owners.

As a man once of the “unbiased” media, Mark should know well that his hard line views now don’t represent extreme right wing agenda.

Puppet.

He isn’t going to do anything. He is just as worried about his money as the rest of rich in this country. They don’t care about you. They only care about keeping their hefty bank accounts and they don’t care who they starve to death or take the healthcare from. Bottom line. They would rather see people die and starve then let a poor or old person live in dignity. The only money the rich is worried about is their own.

I watched it on YouTube. He lied, lied and lied some more. Oh, and he’s not an expert on taxes, USAID, Medicaid, VA Healthcare, why ICE needs masks and a pandemic is a joke, and women’s health, well he just don’t understand. Hes pathetic. He needs to go back to faux news.

It was by invitation only. KCUR, i’ve called this man’s office numerous times, and only get the same scripted reply basically saying that he doesn’t want to work with the Democrats and it’s just it’s that plain. He has no interest in working for the betterment of citizens of the state, he’s a full-blown Trumper and willing to put our democracy up for sale.

Kudos to HIS CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE PROTESTING HIM because he is doing such a terrible job and refusing to represent all in this state. He needs to follow the Constitution And Rule Of Law instead of just his cult leader.

Alfird is a clown. He doesnt know what he’s doing. He’s a misogynist piece of shit. I say this having had multiple in person experiences with him in his news days. He was terrible at the news, why did anyone think he’d be a good congressman.

Republican congressmen don’t represent their constituents. They represent Trump. Everything they do is at Trump’s beck and call. They are all cowards and are afraid to stand up to him.

What gets me is rich republicans want to say that our economy is in such trouble. What they don’t say is, they are not worried about us or whether we have medical or enough to eat, they are only worried about themself and they don’t want their large bank accounts dropping and they don’t want to live in the same manner that they are forcing the old poor and sick in America. If the economy crashes, they will get to join us and see exactly what they did to us. And that especially goes for the top billionaires. Their fear doesn’t seem to me to come from the state of the overall economy. Their fear is that if it all goes south with the economy, they will have to join the rest of us and live day to day instead of controlling us. People need to wake up and let the chips fall where they may and if we can’t survive, then let them go under too. Just saying that’s my opinion because they aren’t worried about anyone but themself or they wouldn’t be cutting Medicare and Medicaid and world aid and killing the poor by starving them. They would be taking some of their greedy money and helping those in need.

Why weren’t the people outside protesting against him…be able to go inside??
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Previously:

Mark Alford (r) – coffee with constituents – Belton, Missouri – February 24, 2025 – hot water (February 24, 2025)

Mark Alford (r) – coffee with constituents – Belton, Missouri – February 24, 2025 – hot water – part 2 (February 24, 2025)