An Indiana town hall event erupted into chaos after their Republican representative sent them donuts instead of showing up to hear their concerns.
Senators Jim Banks and Todd Young and Representative Marlin Stutzman, all Republicans, have been criticized for not holding any town hall meetings with their angry Democrat citizens, so they hosted one themselves.
The catch? The officials would not be attending.
It seems Banks, 54, wanted the last laugh and sent boxes of Parlor donuts and a film crew to the event, where he was represented by an empty chair filled with a cardboard cutout.
'Hey guys, we got some donuts here courtesy of Senator Jim Banks,' an unidentified staff member of Banks' office told the crowd, which erupted in annoyed laughs.
'I'm going to throw up on them,' one woman yelled as he opened the boxes.
As one man dug into the treats, he told the staff member to tell Banks to 'go to hell.'
'Oh well, I'll pass it along,' the worker replied.
Senator Jim Banks have been criticized for not holding any town hall meetings with his angry Democrat citizens, so they hosted one themselves - without him. But it seems Banks, 54, wanted the last laugh and sent boxes of Parlor donuts and a film crew to the event
'Hey guys, we got some donuts here courtesy of Senator Jim Banks,' an unidentified staffer of Banks told the crowd, which erupted in annoyed laughs. 'I'm going to throw up on them,' one woman yelled as he opened the boxes
'He's using our money to buy stupid donuts,' an older woman told the crowd
The same man later took a paper towel and wrote in pen: 'Young and Bank[s] Sissies' that he placed in-between the boxes for the film crew to see.
Several constituents were annoyed the senator was trolling them, saying they had called and wrote him letters, only to go unheard.
'He never listens to a thing,' one woman said.
'Do you want a chocolate one?' the staff member replied, appearing to take a similar attitude about citizens complaints as his boss.
'No,' she strongly replied.
Later on, as the staffer called out the different types of donuts left - as the boxes largely went untouched - the same woman told him they were done voting for Banks.
'I have one with marshmallows on it,' he replied, ignoring their insults.
As he tried to forcibly hand out donuts, one woman angrily screamed Marie Antoinette's line: 'Let them eat cake!'
'He's using our money to buy stupid donuts,' an older woman told the crowd.
Banks' staffer said he couldn't make the meeting, but wanted to send them donuts. It is unclear how many donuts were wasted
Another woman told the staffer she 'wouldn't eat it if it was the last damn thing on earth,' as she passed the table
Another woman told the staffer she 'wouldn't eat it if it was the last damn thing on earth,' as she passed the table.
A third woman asked: 'His constituents are not that important to him?'
'He got you donuts!' the staffer replied.
'Yeah, nice,' she sarcastically replied.
A man later stuck his fingers in a bunch of donuts, rendering them inedible by anyone but him, which seemed to break the staff member's easy going façade as he shook his head.
He eventually left the overfill room for the main one and wasn't met with any better reception.
'They wouldn't let us in the auditorium, which is unfortunate,' the staffer told the camera. 'Apparently, they don't want to hear other voices or get donuts from Senator Banks.'
It is unclear how many donuts were wasted.
Pictured: The staffer who taunted angry constituents with donuts
Banks, an ardent supporter of Trump, slammed the Health Department before RFK's takeover for celebrating Pansexual and Panromantic Pride Day.
'Glad this type of bulls*** will end on Jan 20! Can’t come soon enough,' Banks replied to the HHS post.
The post on X read: 'Today on Pansexual and Panromantic Pride Day, everyone deserves to feel seen, respected and supported - no matter who they love. Create a world where everyone feels proud to be themselves!'
Banks was Indiana's representative from the third district since 2017 before running for Senate in 2024. The seat was vacated by Mike Braun who ran for Indiana governor this cycle and won.
