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Lawler Loses Control of Somers Town Hall

Meet the 64-year-old retired social worker who went viral after being forcibly removed from her representative's town hall.

Law enforcement forcibly removed Emily Feiner from a Sunday town hall after she asked Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) about standing up to the Trump administration.
Law enforcement forcibly removed Emily Feiner from a Sunday town hall after she asked Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) about standing up to the Trump administration. (Jessica Hill/AP. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/05/emily-feiner-mike-lawler-town-hall/)

I was at the Somers Town Hall and Congressman Lawler characterized a woman who insisted that he answer her question about what was his red line for Trump to cross in order for Lawler to call for impeachment? The woman was not a "Radical far-left activist" but instead a constituent standing up asking for a fair reply. The way she was handled certainly conjured up feelings from the spectators of a Authoritarian Regime from any dark period. It is shameful for Lawler to allow his security goons, and then, the State Police to behave the way they did! IS THIS WHAT AMERICA HAS BECOME?

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