New Yorkers Boo and Jeer GOP’s Lawler at Circus-Like Town Hall

Law enforcement officers remove an attendee for shouting during a town hall with Mike Lawler, not pictured, in West Nyack, New York, on April 27.Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg

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By Billy House

April 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM UTC

Updated on

April 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM UTC

Boos, shouts and insults dominated New York Representative Mike Lawler’s rowdy town hall on Sunday as the GOP lawmaker’s constituents seethed over President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress.

“Folks, if you want me to answer the questions, let the question be asked, then listen to the answer,” Lawler pleaded as some of the 700 people who were packed into a West Nyack high school ridiculed him for describing himself as a moderate.