Democrats plan a series of town hall meetings in highly competitive U.S. House of Representatives districts currently held by Republicans, aiming to tap into anger over President Donald Trump's campaign to aggressively slash the federal government.

A coalition of national Democratic committees are launching a tour to host town hall meetings with voters in Republican-held districts across the U.S. The tour, titled “People’s Town Halls,” is being organized by the Democratic National Committee (DNC),

A series of events in all 50 states aims to capitalize on a recent warning from Republican leadership that its lawmakers should avoid such public forums.