Politics
Greg Evans
Apr 21, 2021
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Lauren Boebert, an outspoken Republican congresswoman, a proud supporter of Donald Trump, pro-gun activists and the QAnon conspiracy theory, is now worried that riots might break out in the United States.
Boebert, who was elected to Congress in the November US election as a representative of Colorado’s 3rd district, was apoplectic on 18th April after her Democratic colleague Maxine Waters travelled to Minnesota, ahead of the conviction of Derek Chauvin, who was found guilty of killing George Floyd by a jury on Tuesday.
In the days leading up to Chauvin’s verdict, Waters had said: “[Protestors] got to stay on the street and get more active, more confrontational. They’ve got to know that we mean business.” Her comments also come after Daunte Wright was fatally shot by police in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota on 11th April.
Although Waters’s comments did attract criticism from many, including the judge overseeing Chauvin’s trial, Boebert’s reaction was notable as she was concerned that they might invoke a riot.
On Twitter, the Republican wrote: “Why is Maxine Waters travelling to a different state trying to incite a riot? What good can come from this?”
Why is Maxine Waters traveling to a different state trying to incite a riot? What good can come from this? https://t.co/nXzV0trmN3— Lauren Boebert (@Lauren Boebert) 1618754455
She continued her criticism of Waters by claiming that the California representative was seeking to escalate the unrest and that she would have been expelled if she was a Republican.
Meanwhile, this isn’t enough for @RepMaxineWaters. She demands these thugs stay on the streets, get more active and… https://t.co/pRPHskBFf1— Lauren Boebert (@Lauren Boebert) 1618754710
Molotov cocktails and firecrackers are not enough. Mad Max wants rioters to get MORE confrontational.— Lauren Boebert (@Lauren Boebert) 1618763438
Chris Cuomo thinks more white people need to get shot and Maxine Waters wants more violence in the streets. And th… https://t.co/oSu4HJ7crV— Lauren Boebert (@Lauren Boebert) 1618777670
Maxine Waters would already be expelled if she was a Republican.— Lauren Boebert (@Lauren Boebert) 1618776459
However, despite her fears of a riot in Minnesota, no violence materialised after Chauvin was found guilty.
What makes Boebert’s comments so interesting was that she wasn’t too concerned about inciting a riot when it came to Donald Trump.
You won’t need reminding what happened in Washington DC on 6th January but it’s worth highlighting some of the tweets that Boebert posted in the days before that shocking event.
She frequently used words and phrases that encouraged Trump supporters to rise up and challenge the election results. Boebert even mentioned ‘1776’ – a reference to the Revolutionary War when US colonists fought for freedom against the British.
Today is 1776.— Lauren Boebert (@Lauren Boebert) 1609939830
The best fighters are the strongest when backed into a corner. The conservative movement is empowered to win & figh… https://t.co/WYG3YHtCoY— Lauren Boebert (@Lauren Boebert) 1608572073
The Founding Fathers didn’t back down when people told them what they could and could not do. With that in mind, I… https://t.co/MqRyeXWvsS— Lauren Boebert (@Lauren Boebert) 1609799901
America is depending on all of us today. This is something I don’t take lightly. I will fight with everything I… https://t.co/fFoo37D9Ef— Lauren Boebert (@Lauren Boebert) 1609954129
Many have since called Boebert’s attacks on Waters hypocritical.
Lauren Boebert must have a real short memory. Boebert is a ridiculous hypocrite for claiming that Maxine Waters wa… https://t.co/8Ioyxi5GI6— Nick Walden Poublon (@Nick Walden Poublon) 1618767047
@laurenboebert Speaking of inciting a riot. https://t.co/r2mthSDoYr— SJ (@SJ) 1618829693
There have been calls for an investigation to be conducted into Boebert’s encouragement of US Capital rioters in the build-up to the attempted insurrection. Calls for her to resign were also voiced after she tweeted information about Nancy Pelosi during the actual riot.
It really wouldn’t be a major American news story without a little bit of right-wing hypocrisy, would it?
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