'Keep your mouth shut!' Republican gets earful after ambushing top Dem in hallway

[turbinetree]

By David Edwards
Published October 8, 2025 3:51 PM ET

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) was accused of embarrassing himself after causing chaos in a congressional hallway by confronting House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).

Instead of meeting with Jeffries in private on Wednesday, Lawler stopped the Democratic leader in front of a crowd of people to ask him to sign on to a temporary extension of subsidies for the Affordable Care Act. Democrats have said that they would not accept only one year of subsidies for the health care program.

"Did your boss, Donald Trump, give you permission?" Jeffries asked.

https://www.rawstory.com/mike-lawler-hakeem-jeffries/

Hey Lawler you can resign now and save yourself from the embarrassment that is happening now or in 2026........you really are spineless..........you and your other lackeys in house and senate created this shit show..............now own it

[Walleye]

1. Nice reply. You don't mess with Hakeem from Brooklyn.

[BattleRow]

2. Lawless, meet flawless.

[Escurumbele]

9. I wonder if Hakeem kept his hands in his pockets to make sure he would not hit the guy on the nose.

republicans reall have lost all sense of dignity, its sad and embarrassing, how do they sleep at night?

[Walleye]

10. I know I would've felt like punching the guy

[electric_blue68]

3. I listened to the rawstory link. That some of the best pushback I've heard from Jeffries. Good on him!

[3Hotdogs]

4. Only better would have been to refer to his "puppeteer" instead of 'boss."

[BidenRocks]

5. Mob Boss!

[617Blue]

6. It shows hat GOP getting antsy - I think Hakeem senses a little desperation.

[Cha]

7. Mahalo Leader Jeffries!🕯️🕯️💙🇺🇸

[MustLoveBeagles]

8. Good response from the Speaker

[mntleo2]

11. Yeah and let

.. the consequences of your "show" pile up all over your life. It is already stinking up our country so let the smell permeate every aspect of your cruelty and greed! You made it, you deserve it. GTH you creepy freak!

Cat from Seattle