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☆ Boebert continues stoking controversy amid intense battle to keep her job
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Melanie Zanona | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“It hasn’t encumbered her job performance,” GOP Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida told CNN. I’m not afraid of a challenge though,” Boebert told CNN before the House left for a two-week break. And unfortunately, I’ve had a front row seat,” Boebert told CNN. “I did it because we don’t have to have two separate elections and cost the taxpayers two separate elections,” he told CNN. And she’s probably made more jokes about her own stupidity in that movie theater than I’ve heard elsewhere,” one GOP lawmaker told CNN.

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The narrow margin in Congress leaves both major parties fighting fiercely for every available seat in 2024. “By Lauren Boebert district shopping and becoming a carpetbagger so she can keep her office in D.C., she has now become part of the swamp,” he said. Still, Boebert is joining a race that is practically guaranteed to elect a Republican anyway, said Galdieri. Before she switched districts, Boebert had apologized up and down Colorado’s 3rd district as part of her last-ditch strategy against Frisch. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.

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After Boebert won her last race by just 546 votes, she began revamping her campaign strategy. So-called ballot harvesting, which she's decried as an underhanded Democratic tactic, will be part of her campaign strategy. While campaigning in the district this election, Boebert seems “more empathetic" than her disruptive national profile. At events and debates in the last election, Boebert railed against then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who became a foil for bloated government, a broken system and Democratic demagoguery. After Colorado's largely city dwellers voted to reintroduce wolves to Colorado, Boebert has also proposed legislation to give ranchers greater recourse to defend their flocks.

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☆ Biden takes jobs message to Republican hardliner Lauren Boebert's district
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Nandita Bose | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The trip is part of a nationwide tour by Biden and his top aides to promote his economic agenda, which the White House calls “Bidenomics”. In May, Biden made his case on the debt ceiling issue in a New York congressional district that Republicans won by a narrow margin. She was not invited to Biden’s event, the White House official said. Biden won the county by 1,520 votes in November 2020, after Trump had claimed victory by 390 votes in 2016. Biden won Colorado with over 55% of the vote in 2020 against Trump.

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☆ NDAA: McCarthy faces challenge for passing defense bill after
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Haley Talbot | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces a challenge Friday morning: A razor thin margin to get a must-pass defense policy bill over the finish line with a majority of Democrats signaling they cannot support the version of the legislation crafted by conservative Republicans. The bill – known as the National Defense Authorization Act – sets the policy agenda and authorizes funding for the Department of Defense. If they lose that many members, it would greatly increase the prospects that Republicans could muscle the bill through. Without Democratic support, Republicans will need to wrangle nearly every member of the GOP conference in order to get the bill over the finish line. Many Democrats made clear ahead of the vote that if the amendment was included as part of the defense bill, they would be unlikely to support final passage.

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☆ Marjorie Taylor Greene: House Freedom Caucus voted to remove her before July Fourth break, congressman says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Haley Talbot Annie Grayer Melanie Zanona Morgan Rimmer | Haley Talbot | Annie Grayer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

“A vote was taken to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from the House Freedom Caucus – for some of the things she’s done,” Harris told reporters Thursday. According to Harris, Greene can no longer attend weekly meetings as they are reserved for members. A spokesperson for Boebert declined to say how she voted at the June Freedom Caucus meeting. “There was nothing personal about Congresswoman Boebert’s vote regarding MTG’s membership status in the House Freedom Caucus,” Boebert spokesperson Joey Hungerford said in a statement. Unlike the majority of the House Freedom Caucus, Greene stood by McCarthy in his fight to become speaker and opposed members of the group who blockaded the House floor for a week over the debt ceiling deal House GOP leaders negotiated with the White House.

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☆ Fact Check-Fake Lauren Boebert tweet on people being charged for crimes stems from parody account
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

An image appearing to show a tweet from Republican U.S. Representative Lauren Boebert about people being charged for crimes in the same way as former President Donald Trump originated from a Twitter parody account but has misled some users online. The fabricated tweet, dated March 9, 2023, reads: “If they charge President Trump for his crimes, they could charge any of us for our crimes. However, no such tweet can be seen on Boebert’s official Twitter account (twitter.com/laurenboebert), or in archived versions of the account on March 10 (here) and March 11 (here) . The fake screenshot, which clearly states “Parody by Rub” next to the timestamp on the bottom right, appears to have originated from a satirical account, @FaithRubPol ((here), whose account biography also states: “Most of our screenshots are parodies” (twitter.com/FaithRubPol). The fabricated tweet image originated from a parody account, not Lauren Boebert.

☆ Fact Check-Fabricated Lauren Boebert tweet about Jimmy Carter and vaccines created as satire
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A fabricated screenshot appears to show Republican U.S. Representative Lauren Boebert saying that “vaccines don’t make you live forever,” in reference to a recent announcement about former U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s health. While the screenshot was created as satire, it has duped some users into thinking it is real. The purported tweet is dated Feb. 18, 2023, and reads: “Jimmy Carter was vaccinated. The fake screenshot (here) (bit.ly/3xDmeOI) was originally posted by Twitter account @FaithRubPol (www.twitter.com/FaithRubPol). Lauren Boebert did not post a tweet about Jimmy Carter and vaccines.

☆ Fact Check-Fabricated Lauren Boebert tweet on M&M candy being ‘woke’ circulates online
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A screenshot purporting to show a tweet published by Republican congresswoman Lauren Boebert calling M&M candy “woke” is fabricated. The image appears to show a tweet sent via Boebert’s official Twitter account (@laurenboebert) featuring a picture of a single red M&M candy that reads: “I bought a bag of M&M’s and they don’t have M’s anymore. A Twitter advanced search did not reveal any such tweet published via Boebert’s official account (archive.is/wip/Tyvmh). An archive of Boebert’s deleted tweets compiled by PolitiTweet did not reveal any such post (here). No such tweet was published via Boebert’s account.

☆ Fact Check-Fabricated Lauren Boebert tweet on Big Tech taken seriously
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A screenshot purporting to show a Feb. 5 tweet by Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert about Big Tech is from a parody account, not Boebert’s real Twitter account, but some users appear to believe it was an authentic tweet. The screenshot circulating on social media clearly states “Parody” and “Parody by Back Rub” on the bottom of the post. A search via Boebert’s official Twitter account (@laurenboebert) did not reveal the tweet shared online (archive.ph/LFd5Z). Reuters has reached out to Lauren Boebert’s representatives for comment but had received no response by the time of publication. The screenshot was created by a parody account and was not shared on Lauren Boebert’s official Twitter page.

☆ Fact Check-Fabricated Lauren Boebert tweet on insurrection created by satirical account
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A fabricated screenshot purports to show a tweet published by Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert about the Jan. 6 insurrection. Instead, the screenshot was created by a Twitter profile that routinely shares fabricated posts (@FaithRubPol). An identical label can be seen on other fabricated tweets created by the same account. A Twitter advanced search via Boebert’s official Twitter account did not reveal the post (archive.is/wip/htVac), while a Google advanced search did not reveal any media outlets reporting on the tweet (archive.is/wip/Ayyq2). The screenshot was created by a parody account that routinely creates fabricated screenshots.

☆ Fact Check-Financial disclosures do not show Rep. Lauren Boebert is worth $12 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

There is no public evidence to show that Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert has a net worth “of over $12 million” as claimed online. A tweet with over 13,500 retweets reads: “Lauren Boebert has a net worth of over $12 million. In her 2021 financial disclosure report, filed on August 2022 and the latest available, (here), Boebert listed 12 entries of “assets and ‘unearned’ income”. As liabilities for 2021, Boebert reported a home mortgage of “$250,001-$500,000.”Boebert’s financial disclosures for 2020 (here) and 2019 (here) also do not support the claims that her net worth is $12 million. Financial disclosure reports of Rep. Lauren Boebert do not indicate that she is worth $12 million.

☆ Recount reconfirms GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert’s victory in Colorado’s 3rd District
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Shania Shelton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A recount reconfirmed that GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert defeated Democrat Adam Frisch in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, the Colorado secretary of state said this week. Boebert received 50.06% of the final vote total, while Frisch received 49.89%, Secretary of State Jena Griswold said in a news release Monday. The net change in votes gave Frisch an additional vote, while Boebert lost three votes. Frisch conceded the race last month, but there was an automatic recount done by the Colorado secretary of state’s office. Boebert, a political newcomer in 2020, upset Rep. Scott Tipton in a GOP primary that year.

☆ In Lauren Boebert’s Colorado District, Some Voters Grow Tired of Trump-Style Politics
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Elizabeth Findell | Photographs Rachel Woolf For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

PALISADE, Colo.— Bill Heller , a retired oil-field worker on Colorado’s Western Slope and lifelong registered Republican, said he would like to support his party but found he couldn’t vote to re-elect his congresswoman, Rep. Lauren Boebert . Ms. Boebert (R., Colo.) has gained national recognition for her vocal support of gun rights and for attention-grabbing statements, including tweeting “Today is 1776” on the day of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Mr. Heller instead voted for her opponent, Adam Frisch , a little-known centrist Democrat and former Aspen city councilman.

☆ Fact Check-Fabricated Lauren Boebert quote compares Trump and Biden administration unemployment rates
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The supposed quote reads: “Under President Trump, 89% of Americans had jobs. Under Joe Biden, the unemployment rate is a staggering 3.4%.”Examples of the quote shared online can be found (here), (here), (here) and (here). A Google advanced search did not reveal any news outlet reporting on the supposed quote (archive.ph/wip/C0vNv). Under the Trump administration, the unemployment rate was recorded as 3.5% in February 2020, a half-century low, before rising to 14.8% in April 2020. Reuters found no evidence of any such quote made by Boebert that compared unemployment rates between the Trump and Biden administrations.

☆ Fact Check-Digitally altered image of Lauren Boebert standing alongside man with bundle of cash
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

An image has been shared online purporting to show Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert with her hand placed under the belt of a supporter, who is standing with a bundle of cash, is digitally altered. Examples of the altered image can be found (here), (here), (here), (here), (here) and (here). The photograph was digitally altered. The description of the image uploaded by Boebert says the original photograph was taken in La Junta, Colorado. Reuters previously addressed a digitally altered image of Boebert appearing to wear a cap with a price tag printed across it that was also created by the same user (here).

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