An interview with Rep. Mike Lawler of New York exemplified on Sunday how frontline members in purple districts are being pressed from all sides, as the lawmaker found himself facing questions about Donald Trump’s punishment of his state and a racist Truth Social post from the president.
Lawler was on ABC’s This Week on Sunday to outline issues where he is at odds with the White House, including the official response to a video posted from the @realDonaldTrump account on Truth Social, which depicted Michelle and Barack Obama as apes in what was immediately recognized by many as an allusion to racist stereotypes about Black people. The video appeared to originate from a Trump-supporting meme account.
