'You're all cowards': MAGA lawmaker drowned by jeers and boos as town hall turns ugly

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) faced off with an angry crowd as he was booed during a fiery town hall this weekend in New York, according to reports.

Lawler was meeting with constituents at Mahopac High School on Sunday when he was met with a hostile audience, lohud.com reported.

"As at his previous sessions, a steady din of jeers and shouts washed over his responses and drowned him out at times — mixed with applause and cheers from his supporters after some responses," the outlet reported.

This was Lawler's third town hall so far in 2026 and his seventh public chat in his 17th district since President Donald Trump's second term in office. He tried to defend himself throughout the contentious event, claiming he was one of the few Republicans in Congress currently hosting town halls.

He reportedly kept defending his positions and lectured the crowd while the public was showing frustration towards him and the Trump administration.

"We're in a high school auditorium, and high school students act a lot better than you are acting," Lawler told the crowd as the heckling started. "Actually act like an adult, and stop."

Lawler defended Trump's war in Iran, reiterating the Trump administration's talking point that the conflict was aimed to avoid Iran obtaining or making a future nuclear weapon.

But one of his constituents challenged him — and the crowd cheered him on when he directly called Lawler out for his support of Trump. He continued his criticism of Trump until security guards pulled the microphone away from him and escorted him out.

"You say that when you disagree with Trump, you will tell him so, but that's not enough," one man said. "You must impeach. He's a fraud, he's corrupt, he's an incompetent psychopath. The Republican Party and you are enabling him. You're all cowards, and you're spineless."

Lawler was slated to hold another town hall later this year in Dutchess County. That date and location has not yet been announced.