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  Nearly 70%. That was the percentage Donald Trump won Sumter County, Florida in 2024. You might know Sumter as home to The Villages, one of the largest retirement communities in the world. Maybe you’ve seen one of their famous golf cart parades. It has voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000. So, not really “friendly” territory for Democrats. But that’s why I went there. When I say I'm going to meet constituents everywhere and do what I can to represent all Floridians, I mean it! Many politicians won’t go places where they might be grilled or asked hard questions. My opponent Ashley Moody hasn’t hosted a public town hall in over a year. That’s not who I am. Donald Trump recently held his first rally in Florida since winning the election. As people were waiting in line, I asked to hear about what keeps them up at night. I listened as veterans, schoolteachers, retirees, and many more told me about their lives. And I heard the same refrain we’ve been hearing across...

  If you believe in independent media—funded by real people, not billionaire right-wingers and corporate advertisers—please donate to Common Dreams today. SUPPORT OUR SPRING CAMPAIGN Wednesday, April 22, 2026 'They Don't Seem to Give a Shit': Trump and GOP Push Food Aid Cuts as Iran War Costs Soar "It’s disgusting," said Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts. "We ought to be able to end hunger in this country. It's a political condition. We have the money." Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern on Wednesday said it is “disgusting” that President  Donald Trump  and congressional  Republicans  are pursuing more cuts to federal nutrition assistance for low-income Americans while simultaneously backing a war of choice in Iran that has cost US taxpayers tens of billions of dollars. “We have 46 million people in this country who are hungry, and they don’t seem to give a shit,” McGovern (Mass.) told reporters, warning that Republicans are bent on enacting additional cu...