Republican U.S. Representative Mark Alford of Missouri said that he would support "changes" to Medicaid hours after the issue took center stage during a contentious town hall event with his constituents on Monday. Newsweek reached out for comment to Alford's office and the White House via email on Monday night.

Medicaid is a government health insurance program for people with low incomes and adults and children with disabilities.

Although President Donald Trump promised to “love and cherish” Medicaid, Republicans have announced budget proposals that could dramatically curtail the program

Multiple video recordings of the incident at Coeur d'Alene High School show Teresa Borrenpohl dragged out of the auditorium by two men in plain clothes.

A woman resisted as three men claiming to be security lifted her out of her seat, bent her arm, and removed her from a Republican-hosted public forum.

A legislative town hall in Idaho hosted by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee (KCRCC) erupted into chaos on Saturday when a woman was forcibly removed after voicing concerns about the potential repeal of Medicaid expansion and other legislative issues,