Boebert doubles down on connection to conspiracy theories
Lauren Boebert is trying to do damage control around her support for QAnon — a baseless conspiracy theory whose followers are looking to grow their ranks in the Republican caucus — but it’s not going very well. After spending her first week as the Republican nominee in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District answering questions about comments she made supporting the movement, Boebert doubled down last night saying she “supports a few of QAnon’s theories,” and that “QAnon is a lot of things to different people.”
…Boebert has been criticized for appearing to sympathize with the [QAnon] movement, which has supported debunked theories that the Clintons and several other prominent Democrats are involved in a human trafficking and child sex ring, and that there’s a deep state working to undermine President Trump.
“I believe there are people working in the administration that at least appear to be actively undermining President Trump,” Boebert said.
However, while she supports a few of QAnon’s theories, Boebert says she is not a QAnon sympathizer.
…She said, “QAnon is a lot of things to different people…”
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“In the middle of a global pandemic, with hundreds of thousands of Coloradans still out of work, voters are looking for a leader who can address real challenges, like the rising cost of health care and getting our economy back on track. Lauren Boebert, however, is more focused on continuing to traffic in conspiracy theories than proposing solutions to the challenges keeping hardworking families up at night,” said DCCC Spokesperson Brooke Goren.
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