Angry people sound off at town hall held by Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, in Maquoketa, Iowa,, on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. (Nicki Kohl/AP)

(CNSNews.com) – “I think some people are clearly upset, but there is a bit of professional protester manufactured base in there,” White House spokesman Sean Spicer told reporters on Wednesday.

He was talking about the furious protests at town halls across the country, where lawmakers – particularly Republicans – are shouted down as they try to answer questions.

"Obviously, there are people that are upset, but I also think that when you look at some of these districts and some of these things, it is -- it is not a representation of a member's district or an incident. It is a loud group -- small group of people disrupting something in many cases for media attention -- no offense,” Spicer said.

“Just because they're loud doesn't necessarily mean that there are many. And I think in a lot of cases, that's -- that's what you're seeing,” he added.

Many of the protesters are angrily demanding that Congress save Obamacare. (In fact, as seen on CNN, one elderly man loudly defending Obamacare was old enough to be on Medicare, but never mind.)

Spicer said the notion that people will lose their health insurance is a “false narrative.”

“Look, you have to look at what our health care system is right now. In so many counties around our nation, we've gone down to one provider. That's not choice, that's not access.”

Spicer said the Democrats' Affordable Care Act made promises it cannot deliver: “It’s neither affordable or accessible. They're losing their coverage, and premiums are spiking.

“And so if people are truly worried about losing their coverage, they should be applauding the president's action for wanting to make sure that we put a system in place that does what they were supposed to have been promised a while back. And I think that -- that's what I think is missing from this dialogue.



“I've seen some folks that, you know, were protesting at some of these things, saying I lost -- I'm on Obamacare, I'm going to lose my (insurance) and when they were asked how old they were -- I'm 71, 72. Well, they're not on Obamacare, they're on Medicaid,” Spicer said. (He meant to say Medicare.)

“So you think they're making it up?” a reporter asked Spicer.

“No, I'm not saying they're making it up, but what I'm getting at is, I think that there's a lot of blurring of the facts. And the reality is that some people aren't on Obamacare, they're on employer-based systems, they're on Medicaid, they're receiving their benefits through Medicare because of their age. And so…they have no problems.

“But I think in other cases, people are not being told that the plan that they're on is unsustainable, that these carriers throughout the country -- I mean, you just look at them, over and over again, pulling out of the exchanges.



“The reality is that they are losing their health care, but they're losing it under Obamacare because the exchanges are collapsing on themselves, carriers are pulling out, premiums are going up and access is going down.

“So the president's plan is actually going to do exactly what they were promised eight years ago and didn't get. So for those who are worried, the answer is that help is on the way.”

Spicer said the Trump Obamacare replacement plan will be rolled out “in the next couple of weeks.”

“He’s working on it.” But Spicer said the goal is to take time and get this right.

Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.) told WMAL-radio in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday that protesters attending his raucous town hall "self-identified" as being from a group called Indivisible, which offers a "practical guide for resisting the Trump agenda."

The detailed guide was written by "former congressional staffers" who "reveal best practices for making Congress listen."

And what's happening at so many congressional town halls is clearly laid out in Chapter 4, which advises Trump opponents to:

-- Get there early: "Meet outside or in the parking lot for a quick huddle before the event. Distribute the handout of questions, and encourage members to ask the questions on the sheet or something similar."

-- Get seated and spread out: "Head into the venue a bit early to grab seats at the front half of the room, but do not all sit together. Sit by yourself or in groups of two, and spread out throughout the room. This will help reinforce the impression of broad consensus."

-- Demand real answers: Lawmakers are "very good at deflecting or dodging questions," the guide says. "If they aren't giving you real answers, then call them out for it. Other group members around the room should amplify by either booing the MoC (Member of Congress) or applauding you."

-- Don’t give up the mic until you’re satisfied with the answer.

-- Keep the pressure on. "After one member of the group finishes, everyone should raise their hands again. The next member of the group to be called on should move down the list of questions and ask the next one."

-- Support the group and reinforce the message. "After one member of your group asks a question, everyone should applaud to show that the feeling is shared throughout the audience."

-- Record everything! "Assign someone in the group to use their smart phone or video camera to record other advocates asking questions and the MoC’s response. While written transcripts are nice, unfavorable exchanges caught on video can be devastating for MoCs. These clips can be shared through social media and picked up by local and national media."

-- Reach out to media, during and after the town hall. "If there’s media at the town hall, the people who asked questions should approach them afterward and offer to speak about their concerns. When the event is over, you should engage local reporters on Twitter or by email and offer to provide an in-person account of what happened, as well as the video footage you collected."

-- "Ensure that the members of your group who are directly affected by specific threats are the ones whose voices are elevated when you reach out to media."