Mike Lawler
Role at the time: Republican U.S. representative for New York's 17th District, interviewed by Fox
Condemned
Responding to
Should Zohran Mamdani attend New York City’s 9/11 memorial?
"I don't think he should be there"
Why we used this label
Explicit opposition to attendance, not an inference from party affiliation.
Fox interviews Lawler and Pfluger about Mamdani's memorial attendance (opens in a new tab)Lawler's opening interview paragraph and Pfluger's conditional-attendance paragraph; accompanying video 6404877763112
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