Boebert hits back at Trump after veto of Colorado water bill, raises retaliation concerns
Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., struck back at President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening after he vetoed a bill that would have lowered payments for a water project in her district...
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Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., struck back at President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening after he vetoed a bill that would have lowered payments for a water project in her district — an act Boebert believes could be political retribution. "President Trump decided to veto a completely non-controversial, bipartisan bill that passed both the House and Senate unanimously. Why? Because nothing says ‘America First’ like denying clean drinking water to 50,000 people in Southeast Colorado many of whom enthusiastically voted for him all three elections," Boebert said in a statement posted by journalist Kyle Clarke. Boebert raised the possibility that the veto was retaliation for her vote to release the Epstein files earlier this year. 5 TAKEAWAYS AS MTG UNLOADS TO NYT MAGAZINE, DISHING SCATHING CRITICISM OF TRUMP "I sincerely hope this veto has nothing to do with political retaliation for calling out corruption and demanding accountability Americans deserve leadership that puts people over politics," Boebert said. On that vote, Boebert joined Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., Nancy Mace, R-N.C., Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and the chamber’s Democrats to force the Epstein Files Transparency Act to the floor for a vote — over the wishes of House leadership and the administration. Despite initial opposition to the bill, Trump signed the bill into law after it cleared both chambers of Congress with little opposition once Boebert helped unlock its consideration. Boebert’s break with the Trump veto marks another notable schism between Trump and some of his most loyal allies in the House of Representatives. Her comments over the veto follow Marjorie Taylor Green’s criticisms of President Trump and what Greene sees as a departure from the campaign promises that were made on the road to the 2024 presidential election. Greene, formerly one of Trump’s closest allies in Congress, has made plans to leave Congress early, citing disagreements with the trajectory of the party. She will resign o…