Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) launched a homophobic attack against Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg after he criticized her for bragging about securing funding for an infrastructure project in her district, despite voting against the bipartisan infrastructure bill that provided the funds.
Boebert posted a photo on X Wednesday with Glenwood Springs City Councilor and former Mayor Jonathan Godes writing, “we have secured over $51.4 million for the South Bridge. Was thrilled to hear about nearly $30 million in costs savings in addition and that my support has helped make this project a reality.”
Buttigieg quoted Boebert’s post asking, “Congresswoman, in what way do you believe that your support helped this project? We chose it because it’s a good project, and funded it using President Biden’s infrastructure package, which you voted against.”
Boebert responded to Buttigieg with a homophobic jab, accusing him of being out of the office “chest-feeding” and missed her letter asking for the funds.
“Mayor Pete, maybe you were out chest-feeding and missed my letter, but I personally wrote you about this in June 2022,” she wrote. “Only 13 RINOs [Republicans in name only] in the House voted for your Green New Deal non-infrastructure bill you are touting that wastes hundreds of millions on climate change instead of roads and bridges.”
Boebert was one of 205 House Republicans who voted against the $1.5 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill in 2021. At the time, the congresswoman called it “wasteful” and “garbage.”
