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Trump lashes out at ‘weak minded’ Lauren Boebert after MAGA congresswoman defends Thomas Massie
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Donald Trump has lashed out at his longtime supporter Lauren Boebert after the Republican congresswoman backed the re-election of Kentucky representative Thomas Massie, who has publicly broken with the president over the Iran war and Jeffrey Epstein investigations.
“Is anyone interested in running against Weak Minded Lauren Boebert in Colorado’s Fourth Congressional District?” the president fumed Saturday on Truth Social.
He called her a “Carpetbagger” who is “campaigning for the Worst ‘Republican’ Congressman in the History of our Country.”
The president’s tirade follows Boebert’s support for the Kentucky Republican ahead of the state’s primary election on Tuesday. She shared a picture of the pair of them on X, saying Massie “loves America and is fighting to save it.”
Massie has said Tuesday’s election serves as a “national referendum” on Trump’s influence in his second term and whether the Republican Party can survive without the president. But Boebert appeared unfazed by the president’s Truth Social posts.
“Yes, I saw the President’s post. No, I’m not mad or offended. I knew the risks when I agreed to stand by my friend Thomas Massie,” she wrote on X.
“I was, and will be, America First, America Always, and MAGA. Onward,” she added.
Trump has launched an aggressive effort to unseat Massie by endorsing his opponent Ed Gallrein, a Navy seal and farmer who the president has described as “a true American Patriot.”
In a post on X one day earlier, Boebert shared a picture of herself with Trump, who she has called a “friend.”
“He’s put his life on the line to save this great country,” she wrote. “I support both of these men. I’ve worked with both to preserve freedom and liberty. And if that makes you angry, bless your heart.”
Trump endorsed Boebert’s re-election in 2025, calling the Colorado congresswoman a “MAGA warrior” and “an America First Patriot.”
“Lauren Boebert has my Complete and Total Endorsement for Re-Election — SHE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!” he wrote on Truth Social last year.
It marked the fourth election cycle that Boebert won the president’s endorsement.
But her support for Massie appears to have been enough to break their years-long alliance.
“Even though I long ago endorsed Boebert, if the right person came along, it would be my Honor to withdraw that Endorsement, and endorse a good and proper alternative. Just announce your candidacy and I will be there for you!” Trump wrote on Saturday.
The filing deadline for entering Colorado’s congressional primaries was back in March, however. It’s too late for a Trump-backed candidate to enter the race.
That election is June 30.
Massie has been an outspoken critic of Trump for months, often teaming up with Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna on legislation that has challenged Trump’s agenda.
The pair were responsible for the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which forced the full release of unclassified documents relating to the late sex offender.
They have also supported the Iran Wars Power Resolution, which would prohibit U.S. troops from engaging in hostilities in Iran without congressional authorization.