You can’t scare her.
Firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert lambasted House Speaker Mike Johnson’s spending patch flop — arguing it would “screw our country more times over than a Diddy freak off.”
Boebert (R-Col.) was among the 14 House Republicans who broke ranks and voted against the Johnson-backed six-month stopgap measure to avert a government shutdown Wednesday.
“This CR, this continuing resolution that we’re going to vote on today, it’s going to screw our country more times over than a Diddy freak off,” Boebert vented on prison resident Steve Bannon’s “War Room” podcast ahead of the vote.
Her quip about “a Diddy freak off” alludes to accusations against disgraced rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs, who was arrested Monday on charges of racketeering and sex trafficking.
Combs would allegedly force drugged-up victims to have sex with male prostitutes during days-long orgies called “freak offs.”
He has pleaded not guilty and his lawyers have defended his innocence.
Boebert further decried the current government funding row as “chaos” and “madness.”
At the start of each new fiscal year, which is Oct. 1, Congress is obligated to fund the government or else risk a shutdown. A faction of House Republicans has a knack for rebelling against leadership plans to fund the government over frustrations with the process and deficits.
To pacify those concerns and avert a shutdown ahead of the Nov. 5 election, Johnson (R-La.) attempted to pair a stopgap measure, known as a continuing resolution to keep the government funded, with the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act.
The SAVE Act would require voters to show proof of citizenship to cast their ballot.
“The SAVE Act is a great bill that would secure our elections from illegal aliens voting in there, require voter ID,” Boebert said while laying out her reasons for opposing the broader package.
Back in July, the House passed the SAVE Act with support from five Democrats, but it was dead on arrival in the Democrat-controlled Senate.
Former President Donald Trump has staunchly backed the SAVE Act and urged Republicans to fight for it in the government funding showdown. But Democrats dubbed the SAVE Act a nonstarter.
Last year, a spending flap heading into the current fiscal year sparked a GOP mutiny that culminated in the downfall of Johnson’s predecessor, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) Congress only finished off the necessary appropriations bills for fiscal year 2024 in March (it’s due the prior October).
In seeking a delay past the infamous congressional Christmas crunchtime, Johnson appears to be banking on the possibility of Republicans gaining the Senate and White House, to strengthen his negotiating posture.
But ultimately, the stopgap went up in flames, failing in a 202 to 220 vote Wednesday.
Boebert opted against voting to oust McCarthy but has not been shy about criticizing House GOP leadership.
In June, she managed to easily sail to victory in a primary, prevailing in her decision to hop over into Colorado’s 4th Congressional District from the 3rd District.
The Centennial State Republican had narrowly eked out a win in her last general election showdown in 2022 against Democrat Adam Frisch by just under 500 votes following a recount. Frisch is vying for reelection again.
After narrowly surviving her 2022 midterm reelection bid against Frisch, Boebert has run into multiple controversies.
Infamously, back in September of last year, Boebert was caught on camera having a groping session during a showing of “Beetlejuice” in Denver, Colorado with her then-beau Quinn Gallagher.
Both Boebert and Gallagher were seen being handsy with one another and blowing a plume of vape smoke into the air. Ultimately, they were booted from the theater and Boebert later apologized.
She also later cut off romantic ties with Gallagher, a Democrat.
