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GOP Rep. Bails on CNN’s Jake Tapper Hours After Facing Angry Constituents

Rich McCormick left CNN’s Jake Tapper minus one guest at the last minute.

Rep. Rich McCormick, the Georgia Republican who got an earful from angry constituents at a town hall on Thursday, pulled out of a scheduled interview on CNN Friday, The Lead anchor Jake Tapper informed viewers. “We should note we were also supposed to speak with Georgia Congressman Rich McCormick,” Tapper said after wrapping up an interview with Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-OR). “He was booked when we started the show. We were under the impression he was coming, but he canceled the appearance less than an hour ago.” The previous night, McCormick was confronted by locals in Roswell, Georgia, over his support for the sweeping budget cuts and firings spearheaded by Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). One constituent told McCormick that “tyranny is rising in the White House and a man has declared himself our king,” then asked what the congressman and his colleagues were planning to do “to rein in the megalomaniac in the White House.” The Republican lawmaker replied, “When you talk about tyranny, when you talk about presidential power, I remember having the same discussion with Republicans when Biden was elected.” That response drew plenty of boos.