On January 11, pressure on Boebert continued to build, with the hashtag #ResignBoebert going viral, racking up more than 23,000 tweets by the evening. In response, Boebert reacted in the spirit of Donald Trump, the outgoing president she reveres: She lashed out at enemies real and perceived in an angry statement, supplemented by selected past comments from left-wingers that she sees as worse than anything that ever fell from her lips.
The paranoia that drips from her words isn t delusional, since a wide variety of political enemies really are out to get the proud Second Amendment advocate, who s already announced her intention to pack a Glock handgun while going about her duties in Washington, D.C. A group called Rural Colorado United staged rallies advocating her ouster in recent days, and a January 7 open letter blessed by dozens of progressive officials and organizations demanded that Boebert and fellow Colorado rep Doug Lamborn, who joined her in opposing the certification of J
A Colorado Republican tweeted about Pelosiâs location during the Capitol siege. Sheâs now facing calls to resign
By Shannon Larson Globe Staff,Updated January 12, 2021, 10:11 a.m.
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Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert ran as an outspoken defender of President Trump.David Zalubowski/Associated Press
Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert went on the offensive Monday night, with the Republican issuing a bellicose statement amid growing calls for her resignation following her actions before and during the riot at the US Capitol.
A first-term lawmaker who ran as an outspoken defender of President Trump â who incited the violent siege on Jan. 6 â Boebert is facing serious pushback for tweeting about the location of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as lawmakers were whisked to a secure location to shelter in place while insurrectionists stormed the building.
It didnât take long for Coloradoâs delegation to Congress to immediately denounce the violence that occurred in the nationâs Capitol, including from one Republican lawmaker who planned to challenge certification of Joe Biden as the next president.
But U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, who is known to issue tweets several times a day, said nothing about it until after President Donald Trump released a video statement calling on his followers to go home, though he repeated unsupported claims that the election was stolen from him. âMy staff and I are safe and in an undisclosed location,â wrote Boebert, a Republican who won Coloradoâs 3rd Congressional District in November. âI support peaceful protests and the rule of law, and denounce all acts of violence.â
The nation has its eyes on the political fireworks in the nation s Capitol Wednesday as Congress debated over states President Trump lost on Nov. 3, allegedly to fraud that dozens