Overview
- At a Sunday town hall at Mahopac High School, Rep. Mike Lawler faced sustained boos as a man was escorted out after urging impeachment and calling President Trump an incompetent psychopath.
- Lawler defended his vote against a House war powers measure, saying the president can order strikes under commander-in-chief powers and arguing Congress should wait 90 days before authorizing continued force.
- The tense meeting followed weekend peace talks in Pakistan that collapsed, after which Trump announced a U.S. Navy plan to help block the Strait of Hormuz as part of a wider Iran campaign.
- Constituents, including a self-described military mother, said his stance endangers U.S. service members and civilians, and Lawler rebuked hecklers by telling them to act like adults.
- Congress returns Tuesday, setting up a renewed war-powers debate that could intensify pressure on the first-term Republican in New York’s 17th District, which backed Kamala Harris for president in 2024.