Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) is poised to become the lone remaining House Republican next Congress from the original group of four GOP lawmakers who forced a vote to release the Epstein files, assuming she wins reelection.
The other three members of the group have either resigned, been defeated, or are leaving Congress. Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene quit earlier this year amid a feud with President Donald Trump. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) is retiring from the House to run for governor of South Carolina, a campaign that is by no means assured of victory. And Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) was defeated for reelection in a GOP primary on Tuesday by Trump-backed Ed Gallrein.
Boebert, herself, recently drew Trump’s ire for campaigning for Massie. On Wednesday, Trump said he would love to see a primary challenger to the Colorado Republican.
“Is anyone interested in running against Weak Minded Lauren Boebert in Colorado’s Fourth Congressional District?” Trump posted on Truth Social.
Yet, Trump’s tirade against Boebert likely comes too late to do any harm this cycle. The filing deadline for Colorado’s June 30 congressional primary was on March 18. Boebert is currently running for reelection unopposed, though a write-in candidate could still mount a run for either the primary or November general election. Such an effort would be costly and require immense organization, one of the reasons so few write-in campaigns have succeeded at the federal level.
Trump said on Wednesday that while he would “love” to see a challenge to Boebert, it was likely too late. That doesn’t mean, however, that Trump is likely to forget.
The president targeted Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) for defeat in Louisiana this year as payback for a five-year-old impeachment vote over the Jan. 6 riot. Cassidy then lost his primary on Saturday to a Trump-backed challenger.
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“His disloyalty to the man who got him elected is now a part of legend, and it’s nice to see that his political career is OVER,” Trump posted on Truth Social in response to Cassidy’s ouster.
Despite Trump’s kingmaker status within the GOP, Boebert is signaling she’s unbothered. The Colorado Republican told the Washington Examiner she was not concerned about her future in the House, adding that she is “not alone” in pushing for transparency on the Epstein issue.
