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American Focus > Blog > Politics > ‘I promise I’ll behave’: Congress’ most mercurial Republican faces DOGE, Signalgate anger
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‘I promise I’ll behave’: Congress’ most mercurial Republican faces DOGE, Signalgate anger

Last updated: March 29, 2025 7:54 pm
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WESTFIELD, Indiana — Just a week after the now-notorious group chat among high-ranking officials of the Trump administration sent shockwaves through Washington, it seems Signalgate has also piqued the interest of middle America.

At a lively town hall on Friday evening, third-term Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) candidly admitted to a frustrated crowd that Signalgate is “actually very bad.”

In Hamilton County — an affluent Republican stronghold just outside Indianapolis, where Trump secured a 6-percentage-point victory — the discontent felt by both the Democratic base and independent voters was palpable.

Much of the ire was ignited by the texting scandal.

“I promise I’ll behave,” quipped Spartz, the unpredictable Capitol Hill figure who defied the National Republican Congressional Committee’s advice against in-person town halls, addressing an increasingly raucous audience.

Throughout the event, her constituents made their feelings known, chanting “do your job” and voicing their frustrations loudly. Spartz, however, stood her ground, responding passionately to the crowd.

While Spartz’s district is considered a Republican fortress, it would take a monumental political upheaval for her to lose her seat in 2026. Yet the enthusiasm from the Democratic attendees — with nearly a dozen individuals interviewed by POLITICO all identifying as Democrats — illustrated a stirring energy months ahead of the midterms, even in a traditionally red district.

Early in the town hall, a moderator noted that numerous questions had been submitted regarding the explosive group chat, before introducing “Stephanie from Carmel,” a posh suburb that is home to former Vice President Mike Pence.

Before Stephanie could finish her inquiry about whether Spartz would demand the resignation of the officials involved in the chats, the audience erupted, standing and applauding — perhaps the most animated response of the night.

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“Resignations go to the Senate anyway,” Spartz retorted to her heated constituents. “So you should talk to the senators. Hopefully, they have town halls.” (Last week, one senator, Jim Banks, sent donuts as part sacrificial offering, part prank to constituents during a town hall organized by the liberal group Indivisible.)

Spartz expressed her lack of support for the resignations of the officials involved, though she acknowledged that “[i]t’s not a good situation” and that classified information had been included in the Signal chat. The Trump administration has maintained that the sensitive attack plans shared were not classified.

Spartz also defended Elon Musk — the head of the administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, whose aggressive approach to government spending has sparked widespread discontent at similar town halls nationwide.

“Actually, that’s what Elon is trying to do,” Spartz asserted. “He’s trying to bring technology into the government.”

Stephanie Rutter, a 37-year-old hospitality worker who inquired about the texting scandal, shared in an interview that she learned about Signalgate through an Instagram account titled “SHIT YOU SHOULD CARE ABOUT,” not from The Atlantic, which initially reported the story.

“It’s a mix of everything, from Harry Styles to Signalgate,” said Rutter, a Democrat.

Disappointed with Spartz’s response, Rutter contended that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and national security adviser Mike Waltz should step down. “I think this was really incompetent of them,” she remarked.

Even before the event commenced, constituents were buzzing about Signalgate.

Brian Jonasen, a retired Air Force veteran who has spent a decade consulting for the Department of Defense, mentioned having recently sent Spartz a four-page letter addressing various issues, including her stance on Ukraine (she voted against a $61 billion aid package for her native country last year). However, the Signalgate controversy drew him to the town hall.

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“Because I served as long as I did, I have a top secret clearance,” he explained. “I know what is classified. I know that when you take operational data and you put it out ahead of an attack on another country, that is classified top secret. The fact that they’re lying about it — the fact that they are actually perjuring themselves in front of congressional committees — drives me to want to ask the question … what are you doing as a congresswoman about an investigation?”

Protesters line up outside the IMMI Conference Center during a town hall hosted by Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) in Westfield, Indiana, on March 28, 2025.

About 500 people filled the conference center, with an additional 100 protesters outside, their chants occasionally audible from within. By the evening’s conclusion, several attendees walked out, expressing dissatisfaction with Spartz’s answers.

Tim Edson, a longtime adviser to Spartz, downplayed the protest from a distance, texting that the “room is full of the 5 percent of liberal maniacs who would lead the Democrat Party to lose a national election 55-45.”

Despite the evident frustration throughout the town hall, Spartz did not cut the event short. She even stayed afterward to address more questions from constituents. In a surprising turn, she garnered some applause from the otherwise disgruntled crowd towards the end of the evening for her presence.

“President Trump was elected to be president by the majority of Americans, but I know you are frustrated with Elon Musk,” she acknowledged. “I understand your frustrations, and I want to stay engaged.”

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