Boston mayoral candidate Josh Kraft knocked incumbent Mayor Michelle Wu on Sunday for the costs of her high-stakes testimony on Capitol Hill last week, a bill that included up to $650,000 for outside legal counsel.

She stood up for the city and refused to cower in the face of threats and smears,” one of more than 1,700 respondents said. The post Mayor Michelle Wu represented Boston well at the ‘sanctuary cities’ congressional hearing,

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu testified before a House committee on so-called "sanctuary cities" in Washington Wednesday.

Wu emerged from the marathon hearing largely unscathed, and managed to land a few hits in the face of aggressive questioning.

Readers applaud Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's testimony before Congress regarding the issue of "sanctuary cities."

The Massachusetts congressional delegation, joined by Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, hosted a press conference at 2 p.m. to address the Trump administration’s effects on Massachusetts residents.

The theatrical hearing reflected enormous tensions as President Donald Trump continues a major crackdown on undocumented immigration, with Democrats and Republicans sparring over the course of proceedings.

Mayor Michele Wu said she's ready to testify before a congressional panel​ Wednesday on Boston's sanctuary city policies.

Wu was one of four Democratic mayors called before the committee. The three others — Eric Adams of New York City, Brandon Johnson of Chicago, and Mike Johnston of Denver — chose not to give the yes or no answer requested by Representative Nancy Mace of South Carolina when she asked, “Is breaking into our country against the law?”

Democratic mayors of four major cities testified before the House Oversight Committee over their cities' policies limiting cooperation with immigration enforcement under the Trump administration.