From the Daily Caller: Lawrence, Massachusetts, Mayor Brian De Peña — a Dominican Republic native — requested a Spanish interpreter during a Friday hearing tied to a state police-oversight case, according to The Daily Wire.
The episode lit up social media and renewed questions about how a big-city mayor functions in government and legal settings when he says he needs translation help, the Wire reported. The interpreter flap also landed as De Peña is already feuding with Massachusetts’ top elections office after the state flooded Lawrence polling sites with monitors and police, according to NBC Boston.
“Today, I received many complaints, and I see many people, you know, not happy because the state interferes when the people need somebody for support,” De Peña said during the city’s Nov. 4 election, NBC Boston reported.
Journalist Eric Daugherty declared, “HOLY SMOKES. The mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts CAN’T speak English, so he begged for a translator in court. Anyone seeking public office in America should be REQUIRED to be fluent in English. This shouldn’t be controversial. At all.”
🚨 HOLY SMOKES. The mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts CAN’T speak English, so he begged for a translator in court.
Anyone seeking public office in America should be REQUIRED to be fluent in English.
This shouldn’t be controversial. At all.
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 21, 2025
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