President Donald Trump has endorsed Representative Lauren Boebert for reelection, months after calling the Colorado Republican “dumb” and “weak-minded” and threatening to withdraw his support after she campaigned for Representative Thomas Massie, a frequent Republican critic of the president. Trump on Friday called Boebert an “America First Patriot” and a “MAGA Warrior” who was “doing an incredible job representing Colorado’s 4th Congressional District.” He added: “Lauren Boebert has my Complete and Total Endorsement for Re-Election. GET OUT AND VOTE FOR LAUREN — SHE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!” In a Friday afternoon X post, the congresswoman wrote that she "just finished a FANTASTIC Tele Rally with President Trump!" adding, "We’re going to win on Tuesday and SAVE AMERICA!" The endorsement comes just days before Tuesday’s midterm elections and marks a sharp change in tone from May, when Trump publicly turned on Boebert after she campaigned for Massie.
Newsweek reached out to the White House and the campaigns of Boebert and her Democratic opponent, Laubacher, for comment. Trump lashed out at Boebert in May after she campaigned with Massie, a frequent Republican critic of the president who was then fighting a Trump-backed primary challenger. Before Trump’s attack, Boebert had defended supporting Massie while maintaining her allegiance to the president.
He went on to criticize Boebert for supporting Massie, writing that “anybody who can be that dumb deserves a good Primary fight!” “Even though I long ago endorsed Boebert, if the right person came along, it would be my Honor to withdraw that Endorsement, and endorse a good and proper alternative,” he wrote. Boebert, however, maintained her support for Trump. No, I’m not mad or offended,” she said at the time.
I was, and will be, America First, America Always, and MAGA.” Later that month, Boebert told Denver station 9NEWS that she did not regard the president’s treatment of her as abusive. I think it's part of the D.C. nature. Nothing happens in D.C. without force,” Boebert said.
The congresswoman added that her “support for the president has not changed.” Boebert also said she had anticipated Trump would attack her over her support for Massie. Trump made a broader appeal to Colorado voters Friday, urging them to support Republican congressional candidates Jeff Hurd, Boebert, Jeff Crank and Gabe Evans and saying they all had his “Complete and Total Endorsement.” In a separate post devoted to Boebert’s race, Trump praised the congresswoman for working to cut taxes and regulations, expand American energy production, secure the border, support the military and veterans and defend gun rights. He also attacked Laubacher as a “Radical Left Democrat” and claimed she was opposed to “NO TAX ON TIPS, NO TAX ON OVERTIME, and NO TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY.” However, Trump’s characterization of her positions on tips and overtime conflicts with Laubacher’s publicly stated views.
Laubacher told The Colorado Sun this month that she believes the tax breaks for workers earning tips and overtime in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act should be made permanent. She also said she supports the law’s increase in the child tax credit and would raise the credit further. Laubacher served 34 years in the Navy before retiring in 2024.
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