Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) is facing a wave of backlash following a fiery floor speech she made Wednesday in defense of Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) before he was censured by the House for posting an animated video on social media depicting himself killing another member of Congress.
During her remarks on the House floor, Boebert deflected attention from Gosar’s video by referring to progressive Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) as a member of what she called “the Jihad Squad” and accusing Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) of sleeping with a Chinese spy.
“The Jihad Squad member from Minnesota has paid her husband, and not her brother husband, the other one, over a million dollars in campaign funds,” she said. “This member is allowed on the Foreign Affairs Committee while praising terrorists.”
“My colleague and three-month presidential candidate from California who’s on the Intelligence Committee, slept with Fang Fang, a Chinese spy. Let me say that again: A member of Congress who receives classified briefings was sleeping with the enemy,” she said in an attack on Swalwell.
Video of Boebert’s diatribe was widely circulated and criticized on social media on Wednesday.
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“Jayson Boebert pleaded guilty to public indecency and lewd exposure, earning himself four days in jail and two years’ probation.”https://t.co/WIHGjGSLKn https://t.co/IV6A7S9k6Q— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) November 17, 2021
Denver, Colorado:
Please watch this one minute from NBC’s Kyle Clark.
“We hold Republican congresswoman Lauren Boebert to a different standard than we hold every other elected official in Colorado. We hold congresswoman Boebert to a far lower standard.” https://t.co/uI0lEAeWBm
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) November 18, 2021
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Boebert faces heavy criticism after Gosar floor speech https://t.co/7TKP7isIS0 pic.twitter.com/ba3sMyHzjz
— The Hill (@thehill) November 19, 2021
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