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turbinetree

(26,932 posts) Wed Oct 8, 2025, 03:49 PM Oct 8

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

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

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'Keep your mouth shut!' Republican gets earful after ambushing top Dem in hallway (Original Post) turbinetree Oct 8 OP

Nice reply. You don't mess with Hakeem from Brooklyn. Walleye Oct 8 #1

Lawless, meet flawless. BattleRow Oct 8 #2

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

I know I would've felt like punching the guy Walleye Oct 9 #10

I listened to the rawstory link. That some of the best pushback I've heard from Jeffries. Good on him! electric_blue68 Oct 8 #3

Only better would have been to refer to his "puppeteer" instead of 'boss." 3Hotdogs Oct 8 #4

Mob Boss! BidenRocks Oct 8 #5

It shows hat GOP getting antsy - I think Hakeem senses a little desperation. 617Blue Oct 8 #6

Mahalo Leader Jeffries!🕯️🕯️💙🇺🇸 Cha Oct 8 #7

Good response from the Speaker MustLoveBeagles Oct 8 #8

Yeah and let mntleo2 Oct 9 #11

Walleye

(43,691 posts)

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

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 03:56 PM

Oct 8

BattleRow

(2,087 posts)

2. Lawless, meet flawless.

Reply to Walleye (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 04:46 PM

Oct 8

Escurumbele

(4,001 posts)

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

Reply to Walleye (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 9, 2025, 01:17 PM

Oct 9

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

Walleye

(43,691 posts)

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

Reply to Escurumbele (Reply #9)

Thu Oct 9, 2025, 01:20 PM

Oct 9

electric_blue68

(25,615 posts)

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

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 05:09 PM

Oct 8

3Hotdogs

(14,981 posts)

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

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 05:10 PM

Oct 8

BidenRocks

(2,696 posts)

5. Mob Boss!

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 05:11 PM

Oct 8

617Blue

(2,187 posts)

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

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 05:32 PM

Oct 8

Cha

(316,437 posts)

7. Mahalo Leader Jeffries!🕯️🕯️💙🇺🇸

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 06:02 PM

Oct 8

MustLoveBeagles

(14,512 posts)

8. Good response from the Speaker

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 06:23 PM

Oct 8

mntleo2

(2,637 posts)

11. Yeah and let

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Oct 9, 2025, 03:00 PM

Oct 9

.. 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

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