Rep. Mia Love’s town-hall alternative in which she met with small groups in her office last week was formulated for safety reasons, the Utah congresswoman has said.
She has cited the incivility and high emotions members of Congress have faced at town halls, the recent shooting of a Republican congressman at a baseball practice and concerns about safety in her own Utah County neighborhood.
But some constituents, who have complained on social media that they were never notified of her invitations for the smaller meetings, suggest she wanted to control who could talk to her as well.