Scott Williams, 35, of Omaha said he thought Bacon missed an opportunity to address some of the news that has unfolded in the past week — namely, details surrounding the investigation into ties between President Donald Trump’s campaign team and Russia.

“He should have discussed it further,” Williams said.

On that issue, Bacon repeated the answer he gave at last week’s town hall: “Right now, there’s no direct evidence of collusion.” After that answer, the audience erupted — not with booing, but with laughter.

Bacon later stumbled over his answer to a question about whether he supports impeachment of Trump, saying, finally, “Let’s let the investigation do their thing.”

The congressman, who later Saturday held a town hall meeting in Elkhorn, received applause for saying he supports a “compassionate way forward” to legal status for immigrants working in the U.S. He said building a wall on the U.S.-Mexican border wouldn’t address the problem of immigrants overstaying their visas.

“It felt at times like he was pandering to the crowd,” Engles said. “Though looking around, I wished the South Omaha community was more represented.”