Lauren Boebert says Speaker Johnson’s failed spending bill would ‘screw’ the US more than a ‘Diddy freak off’

You can’t scare her.

Firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert lambasted House Speaker Mike Johnson’s spending spot flop — arguing it would “screw our state much times complete than a Diddy freak off.”

Boebert (R-Col.) was among nan 14 House Republicans who collapsed ranks and voted against nan Johnson-backed six-month stopgap measurement to avert a authorities shutdown Wednesday.

“This CR, this continuing solution that we’re going to ballot connected today, it’s going to screw our state much times complete than a Diddy freak off,” Boebert vented connected prison resident Steve Bannon’s “War Room” podcast up of nan vote.

Her quip astir “a Diddy freak off” alludes to accusations against disgraced rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs, who was arrested Monday connected charges of racketeering and activity trafficking.

Combs would allegedly unit drugged-up victims to person activity pinch antheral prostitutes during days-long orgies called “freak offs.”

He has pleaded not blameworthy and his lawyers person defended his innocence.

Boebert further decried nan existent authorities backing row as “chaos” and “madness.”

At nan commencement of each caller fiscal year, which is Oct. 1, Congress is obligated to money nan authorities aliases other consequence a shutdown. A faction of House Republicans has a knack for rebelling against activity plans to money nan authorities complete frustrations pinch nan process and deficits.

To pacify those concerns and avert a shutdown up of nan Nov. 5 election, Johnson (R-La.) attempted to brace a stopgap measure, known arsenic a continuing solution to support nan authorities funded, pinch nan Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act.

The SAVE Act would require voters to show impervious of citizenship to formed their ballot.

“The SAVE Act is simply a awesome measure that would unafraid our elections from forbidden aliens voting successful there, require elector ID,” Boebert said while laying retired her reasons for opposing nan broader package.

Back successful July, nan House passed nan SAVE Act pinch support from 5 Democrats, but it was dormant connected presence successful nan Democrat-controlled Senate.

Former President Donald Trump has staunchly backed nan SAVE Act and urged Republicans to conflict for it successful nan authorities backing showdown. But Democrats dubbed nan SAVE Act a nonstarter.

Last year, a spending flap heading into nan existent fiscal twelvemonth sparked a GOP mutiny that culminated successful nan downfall of Johnson’s predecessor, erstwhile House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) Congress only vanished disconnected nan basal appropriations bills for fiscal twelvemonth 2024 successful March (it’s owed nan anterior October).

In seeking a hold past nan infamous legislature Christmas crunchtime, Johnson appears to beryllium banking connected nan anticipation of Republicans gaining nan Senate and White House, to fortify his negotiating posture.

But ultimately, nan stopgap went up successful flames, failing successful a 202 to 220 ballot Wednesday.

Boebert opted against voting to oust McCarthy but has not been awkward astir criticizing House GOP leadership.

In June, she managed to easy sail to triumph successful a primary, prevailing successful her determination to hop complete into Colorado’s 4th Congressional District from nan 3rd District.

The Centennial State Republican had narrowly eked retired a triumph successful her past wide predetermination showdown successful 2022 against Democrat Adam Frisch by conscionable nether 500 votes pursuing a recount. Frisch is vying for reelection again.

After narrowly surviving her 2022 midterm reelection bid against Frisch, Boebert has tally into aggregate controversies.

Infamously, backmost successful September of past year, Boebert was caught connected camera having a groping convention during a showing of “Beetlejuice” successful Denver, Colorado pinch her then-beau Quinn Gallagher.

Both Boebert and Gallagher were seen being handsy pinch 1 different and blowing a plume of vape fume into nan air. Ultimately, they were booted from nan theatre and Boebert later apologized.

She besides later trim disconnected romanticist ties pinch Gallagher, a Democrat.