{"id":2609843,"date":"2026-06-02T21:57:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T01:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-congressman-gets-backlash-for-pride-month-celebration-message\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T21:58:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T01:58:26","slug":"gop-congressman-gets-backlash-for-pride-month-celebration-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-congressman-gets-backlash-for-pride-month-celebration-message\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Congressman Gets Backlash for Pride Month Celebration Message"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fgop-congressman-gets-backlash-for-pride-month-celebration-message%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=2609843&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>Rep. Mike Lawler, a Republican from New York, sparked criticism after posting on X that \u201cJune is Pride Month,\u201d praising love, acceptance, and being oneself. Several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-tough-on-china-policy-will-be-a-political-paradigm-shift\/\" title=\"Trump&#039;s Tough-On-China Policy Will Be A Political Paradigm Shift\">conservatives attacked<\/a> the message, including Megan Basham, who argued that supporting a \u201cnatural family\u201d is fundamental to conservatism and called for Lawler to be \u201cprimaried and removed.\u201d Basham also claimed it could be illegal for Lawler to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-were-warned-about-the-latest-coup-attempt-we-were-warned-about-the-deep-states-plans-to-remove-trump-in-the-2020-election-steal\/\" title=\"We Were Warned about the Latest Coup Attempt \u2013 We Were Warned about the Deep State\u2019s Plans to Remove Trump in the 2020 Election Steal\">block people<\/a> who criticized his official Pride post, and she said she would \u201cgo to war\u201d with what she described as GOP capitulation to progressivism-including from Trump or White House accounts. Another commentator,Jenna Ellis,said Lawler \u201cdeserved\u201d to face a primary challenge and called the post \u201cdisgraceful pandering.\u201d The article also references earlier comments about Lawler\u2019s intentions from a past interview featuring Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene, who questioned his loyalty and motives.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Mike Lawler, a Republican from New York, received backlash this week after sharing a pro-LGBT message on X celebrating \u201cPride Month.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJune is Pride Month, a time to celebrate love, acceptance, and the freedom to be yourself,\u201d he wrote on Monday. \u201cHappy Pride Month to all who are celebrating!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">June is Pride Month, a time to celebrate love, acceptance, and the freedom to be yourself. Happy Pride Month to all who are celebrating! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g3NLkR8WB7\">pic.twitter.com\/g3NLkR8WB7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Congressman Mike Lawler (@RepMikeLawler) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepMikeLawler\/status\/2061555862032752755?\">June 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Several <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >conservatives immediately pushed back<\/a>, with New York Times bestselling author and Daily Wire reporter Megan Basham serving as his loudest critic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are conservatives,\u201d she wrote. \u201cIf you can\u2019t even support conserving the natural family then you are not just useless, but actively destructive to our movement and need to be primaried and removed from office. We\u2019re not doing this anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We are conservatives. If you can\u2019t even support conserving the natural family then you are not just useless, but actively destructive to our movement and need to be primaried and removed from office.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re not doing this anymore.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Megan Basham (@megbasham) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/megbasham\/status\/2061627128026738841?\">June 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Basham later d a screenshot of another X account that had been blocked by Lawler, adding that it was illegal for him to block those he disagrees with while using his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-detroit-cctv-footage-shows-biden-ballot-dumps\/\" title=\"...ort: Detroit CCTV footage shows Biden ballot dumps\">official account<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlso Congressman Lawler, it is my understanding that it is illegal for you to block people over their criticism of your Pride post,\u201d she proclaimed. \u201cYou might want to rethink this.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Also Congressman Lawler, it is my understanding that it is illegal for you to block people over their criticism of your Pride post. You might want to rethink this. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uhp69Et3I3\">https:\/\/t.co\/uhp69Et3I3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Megan Basham (@megbasham) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/megbasham\/status\/2061650452987478303?\">June 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Basham quote tweeted Lawler\u2019s post as well, saying that she isn\u2019t afraid to call out conservatives for capitulating to progressivism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBasically, here\u2019s my position. I am done with the GOP coddling this,\u201d she wrote. \u201cAnd yes, that includes Trump. So everywhere I see it, including if I see it from our President or the White House account, I\u2019m going to go to war with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should never have tolerated it, but the best time to undo that cowardice and capitulation is now. It must stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Jenna Ellis <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realJennaEllis\/status\/2061777348505034959\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> that Lawler \u201cdeserved to be primaried just for this post,\u201d calling it \u201cdisgraceful pandering.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Back in May, Lawler was mentioned during an interview between Tucker Carlson and former Rep. 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