{"id":2418054,"date":"2025-03-31T15:46:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T19:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawler-targets-hochuls-friend-turned-foe-as-rumors-about-gubernatorial-bid-grow-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-31T15:50:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T19:50:02","slug":"lawler-targets-hochuls-friend-turned-foe-as-rumors-about-gubernatorial-bid-grow-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawler-targets-hochuls-friend-turned-foe-as-rumors-about-gubernatorial-bid-grow-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawler targets Hochul\u2019s friend-turned-foe as rumors about gubernatorial bid grow &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flawler-targets-hochuls-friend-turned-foe-as-rumors-about-gubernatorial-bid-grow-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2418054&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Mike Lawler, a Republican representative from New York, is targeting democratic Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado over Delgado&#8217;s participation in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-loses-top-ratings-spot-to-msnbc-for-first-time-in-over-two-years\/\" title=\"MSNBC overtakes Fox News in ratings after two-year reign.\">town halls hosted<\/a> by groups accused of promoting election denialism adn antisemitism. As lawler considers a potential run for governor in the upcoming 2026 election,he has publicly called on Delgado and other Democrats to denounce these groups,particularly Indivisible Rockland. Lawler criticized Delgado for aligning with these organizations, suggesting it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-defends-biden-after-he-repeats-charlottesville-story-at-fundraiser\/\" title=\"White House stands by Biden&#039;s retelling of Charlottesville incident at fundraiser.\">undermines democratic values<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Delgado defended his engagement with constituents, implying that Lawler is intimidated by public dissent against him. He accused Lawler of dishonesty regarding issues such as healthcare cuts in his district.The exchange underscores a growing rivalry as rumors of delgado possibly seeking other political offices circulate,especially since he has separated himself from Governor Kathy Hochul\u2019s reelection campaign.The tensions between both politicians highlight notable themes in new York politics leading up to the next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-poll-finds-newsoms-job-approval-ratings-plunge-amid-looming-recall\/\" title=\"New Poll Finds Newsom\u2019s Job Approval Ratings Plunge Amid Looming Recall\">gubernatorial election<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Lawler targets Hochul&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-friend-turned-foe-burchett-gives-blunt-answer-about-congresss-productivity\/\" title=\"McCarthy friend-turned-foe Burchett gives blunt answer about Congress&#039;s productivity\">friend-turned-foe<\/a> as rumors about gubernatorial bid grow<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2079390\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mike Lawler\">Mike Lawler<\/a> (R-NY) went after Democratic Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado over his participation in town halls sponsored by groups he claimed advanced election denialism and antisemitism.<\/p>\n<p>Lawler, who is widely believed to be exploring a run for governor of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Empire State\">Empire State<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Empire State\">2026<\/a>, took aim at Delgado, who has split from Gov. Kathy Hochul&rsquo;s (D-NY) reelection bid, ahead of his event in Lawler&rsquo;s district. Delgado, in his announcement that he would not run on Hochul&rsquo;s ticket, said &ldquo;all options are on the table&rdquo; regarding which offices he may run for.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3364231\/lucy-mcbath-exploratory-committee-georgia-governors-race\/\">Lucy McBath abandons exploratory committee for Georgia governor&#8217;s race&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3364199\/wisconsin-supreme-court-race-test-abortion-electoral-power\/\">Wisconsin Supreme Court race to test abortion&#8217;s electoral power<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3364187\/texas-state-legislature-8-seconds-saturday-session\/\">Texas state legislature meets for 8.8 seconds in first Saturday session<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The New York Republican&rsquo;s campaign took aim at Delgado and Democrats by calling on them to denounce the groups, including&nbsp;Indivisible Rockland, over their past actions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why is Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado attending an event hosted by radicals who have promoted antisemitism and election denialism on social media and at their events?<\/p>\n<p>And why has Kathy Hochul remained silent while he does it? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kke9NN1zP4\">pic.twitter.com\/kke9NN1zP4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike Lawler (@lawler4ny) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lawler4ny\/status\/1906415505830736051?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s beyond hypocritical for radical far-left activists to claim they care about defending democracy while simultaneously backing frivolous lawsuits &mdash; steeped in antisemitic conspiracy theories &mdash; that attempt to overturn our democratic elections,&rdquo;&nbsp;Lawler campaign spokesman Chris Russell said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3332899\/musk-warning-anti-doge-eruptions-gop-town-halls-george-soros\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Indivisible<\/a> Rockland prominently displayed a call to action encouraging voters to join the lawsuit earlier this week. Lt. Governor Delgado should immediately cancel his plans and unambiguously condemn the antisemitic imagery and rhetoric at Indivisible Rockland&rsquo;s recent rally,&rdquo; Russell added.<\/p>\n<p>Delgado countered by claiming Lawler was &ldquo;scared&rdquo; of talking with his constituents in a town hall setting.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lawler4ny?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@lawler4ny<\/a> &ndash; I was first elected to Congress in a district that voted for Trump b\/c I listen and stand up for the people.<\/p>\n<p>I get you&rsquo;re scared because folks are rallying against you in your own district, but people want leaders who listen and fight for them &mdash; not more of the&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S9PBX8pswx\">https:\/\/t.co\/S9PBX8pswx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Antonio Delgado (@DelgadoforNY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DelgadoforNY\/status\/1906445119915729069?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hey @lawler4ny &mdash; I was first elected to Congress in a district that voted for Trump b\/c I listen and stand up for the people. I get you&rsquo;re scared because folks are rallying against you in your own district, but people want leaders who listen and fight for them &mdash; not more of the same tired, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">status quo politicians launching baseless attacks<\/a>,&rdquo; Delgado said.<\/p>\n<p>Lawler responded to Delgado by again referring to actions from the groups that organized the town hall, saying, &ldquo;Good to know you are ok with it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">These are the folks you chose to associate with today &mdash; Indivisible Rockland, Rockland United, Clarkstown Dems &mdash; that organized your event. They have promoted antisemitism and election denialism just in the last two weeks. Good to know you are ok with it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iWlN0Hy77q\">https:\/\/t.co\/iWlN0Hy77q<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AYxcwWHNXC\">pic.twitter.com\/AYxcwWHNXC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike Lawler (@lawler4ny) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lawler4ny\/status\/1906452261666242787?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These are the folks you chose to associate with today &mdash; Indivisible Rockland, Rockland United, Clarkstown Dems &mdash; that organized your event. They have promoted antisemitism and election denialism just in the last two weeks. Good to know you are ok with it,&rdquo; Lawler said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3364076\/andrew-cuomo-tough-trump-diabolical\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"CUOMO TALKS TOUGH ON TRUMP: &lsquo;DIABOLICAL&rsquo;\">CUOMO TALKS TOUGH ON TRUMP: &lsquo;DIABOLICAL&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Delgado <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DelgadoforNY\/status\/1906481150303834208\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"returned\">returned<\/a> Lawler&rsquo;s jab by claiming the New York Republican &ldquo;lied about cutting health care for your constituents&rdquo; and about a Social Security office in his district being shuttered.<\/p>\n<p>Lawler <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3354765\/gop-congressman-slams-closure-social-security-office\/\" target=\"_blank\">expressed<\/a>&nbsp;his outrage last week at the news of the office&rsquo;s closure<\/span>, calling it &ldquo;a slap in the face&rdquo; for his constituents. The decision to close the office due to mold was made in December 2024 during the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2079390\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2079390\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lawler criticizes Delgado over town hall ties amid gubernatorial rumors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2418055,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/mike-lawler-antonio-delgado-new-york.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[40300,8433,18002,5894,32076],"class_list":["post-2418054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-gubernatorial-bid","tag-hochul","tag-lawler","tag-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/mike-lawler-antonio-delgado-new-york.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418054","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2418054"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418054\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2418058,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418054\/revisions\/2418058"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2418055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2418054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2418054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2418054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}