The Denver Gazette reports that President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw his endorsement of U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert after she campaigned for Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie, who is facing a Trump-backed primary challenger. Trump called Boebert “weak-minded” and revived criticism of her move from Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District to the 4th, while saying he would be honored to withdraw his endorsement if the “right person” came along.
Boebert, who is running unopposed in Colorado’s June 30 Republican primary, responded by saying she knew the risks when she agreed to stand by Massie. She also said a person can support Trump, his agenda, and the Constitution while still having friends like Thomas Massie, whom she called a “principled constitutionalist.” Imagine that. Independent thought inside the Republican Party. Alert the palace guards.
The Bullet Point Brief
- Trump threatened to pull his support for Boebert because she backed Thomas Massie. Apparently loyalty now requires not only agreeing with the king, but also shunning the king’s enemies at dinner.
- Boebert is running unopposed in the Republican primary, whose filing deadline has already passed. So this is less political strategy and more social media thunderstorm.
- Boebert and Massie both supported releasing the Epstein files, which has already put Boebert at odds with Trump before. Transparency used to be one of those things everybody claimed to like until it became inconvenient.
- Boebert responded calmly, saying she was not mad or offended and that she knew the risks. That is how grownups answer a political tantrum, which is probably why it felt so unfamiliar.
- Her point is worth repeating: you can support Trump, support the America First agenda, support the Constitution, and still refuse to turn politics into a loyalty cult with assigned seating.
My Bottom Line
In candor, when Congresswoman Boebert first came onto the political scene, I had reservations. Pretty lady, gun on her hip, MAGA at full volume. At first glance, she looked more clickbait than congresswoman. But that was the Western Slope’s business, not mine.
Then she announced her move to the 4th Congressional District, and I became even more skeptical. Weld County matters to me. This district matters to me. I do not hand out trust because someone shows up wearing the right hat and saying the right slogans. We have enough of that already.
But since Lauren became a Weld County legislator, I have watched her more closely. I have come to know her. And I will say this plainly: I was wrong about her. She is whip smart, fearless, and genuinely passionate about serving the people of the 4th Congressional District. Not in the phony, politician way where every handshake feels like it was focus-grouped. In a real way. In a way that comes across when she talks to people and actually listens.
So when I read Trump’s post, I read it like everyone else did. And to me, it landed petty and hollow. More palace intrigue than governance. More mandated loyalty than America First. I have supported Trump in many of his decisions, and I will give credit where credit is due. But this? This is the kind of drama that makes normal people roll their eyes and wonder whether anyone in Washington remembers the country has actual problems.
I stand with Lauren on this one. Not because I agree with every vote she has ever taken or every word she has ever said. I do not. But because loyalty to the Constitution matters more than loyalty to any one man. Because friendship should not be a political crime. Because public service requires judgment, not just obedience. And because Weld County deserves a representative who cares more about the people here than the mood swings of the national palace court.
Source: The Denver Gazette
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