Lauren Boebert

Lauren Boebert calling out Marjorie Taylor Greene calling over Greene's antisemitic space lasers signals am agenda to distance herself from some of MAGA ...

[she’ll back him for speaker if he revives a rule ](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3780819-boebert-says-she-wont-support-mccarthy-without-mechanism-to-remove-speaker/)that would make it easier for lawmakers to oust a speaker from their position during their term. She [won reelection by a little over 500 votes](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/colorado-rep-lauren-boebert-narrowly-won-re-election-recount-confirms-rcna61453). Shortly after Greene took office, Democrats [stripped her of her committee assignments](https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/04/marjorie-taylor-greene-house-vote-465855) after reports emerged showing that she endorsed a call for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to be killed. They joined Congress together as representatives of the MAGA faction of the GOP in 2020, shared a passion for bigoted [ publicity stunts](https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/radical-event-gop-leaders-decision-make-rcna17904), and happily [heckled Joe Biden together](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/gop-reps-greene-boebert-heckle-biden-throughout-sotu-address-n1290558) at the State of the Union. MAGA ideology continues to live in Congress, but it's also growing more complicated. Boebert and Greene are choosing different paths as they reckon with different costs and benefits of their diverging experiences with right-wing populism. [no more than four defections](https://www.axios.com/2022/12/15/kevin-mccarthy-speaker-conservative-rebellion) from within his party. [took a surprising swipe](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-lauren-boebert-mtg-jewish-space-lasers-b2248635.html) at Greene during an interview on Monday when asked whether she would support House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s bid to become House speaker in the next Congress, as her longtime ally Greene does. [reportedly looked as if they were about to come to literal blows](https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/29/house-republican-freedom-caucus-challenges-00023071) during an argument after Greene had attended one of Fuentes’ events. Boebert balked at the question: “Well, you know, I’ve been aligned with Marjorie and accused of believing a lot of the things that she believes in. She has little reason to consider her fringe views a political liability. [Marjorie Taylor Greene](https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/marjorie-taylor-greenes-new-rhetoric-jan-6-matters-rcna61243), R-Ga., and [Lauren Boebert](https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/lauren-boebert-ilhan-omar-s-clash-getting-worse-n1285199), R-Colo., used to be pals.

Rep. Lauren Boebert implied some of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's beliefs are ludicrous, and then Greene called her “childish.”

Andy Biggs [have pledged that they won’t vote for McCarthy](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3754389-gop-rep-says-there-are-20-firm-no-votes-against-mccarthy-as-speaker/), even as more moderate Republicans [have threatened to work with Democrats](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/conservatives-warn-mccarthy-dont-votes-speaker-rcna57171) to elect someone even less palatable to the far right. and we are going to strip away the one check-and-balance that members of Congress have?” [once predicted they would win more than 60 seats in the House](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/579895-gop-leader-says-republicans-could-flip-60-seats-next-year/), but the GOP ultimately [won 10](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/08/us/elections/results-house.html?name=styln-2022-midterms®ion=TOP_BANNER&block=storyline_menu_recirc&action=click&pgtype=LegacyCollection&variant=show&is_new=false)—McCarthy can only afford to lose a handful of Republican votes in his bid to become speaker. “President Trump has supported and donated to Lauren Boebert. 6](https://people.com/politics/lauren-boebert-calls-ilhan-omar-terrorist-sympathizer-downplays-jan-6-riots-in-new-memoir/) [apologia](https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvmkpz/marjorie-taylor-greene-says-the-capitol-riot-wouldve-worked-if-she-organized-it). “We have to have an accountability mechanism on the Speaker of the House,” Boebert said during the interview with Kirk. Kevin McCarthy has supported and donated to Lauren Boebert. “I’ve been aligned with Marjorie and accused of believing a lot of the things that she believes in,” Boebert said. There have been longstanding rumors of Greene and Boebert’s personal dislike for each other. Greene is backing current Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, and Boebert has thus far joined several high-profile far-right members of Congress in withholding her support from McCarthy. “I’ve supported and donated to Lauren Boebert,” Greene wrote. [transphobia](https://www.vice.com/en/article/4awbxd/marjorie-taylor-greene-violence-trans-people), [racism](https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgm8dx/lauren-boebert-racist-conspiracy-theory-against-ilhan-omar), and [Jan.

Reps. Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene traded barbs this week over Rep. Kevin McCarthy's bid to become speaker of the House.

Greene on Monday [hit back in a tweet], accusing Boebert of engaging in "high school drama." "I don't believe in this, just like I don't believe in Russian space lasers – Jewish space lasers – and all of this." "I've been aligned with Marjorie and accused of believing a lot of the things that she believes in," Boebert said.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene posted a series of tweets Monday attacking fellow conservative lawmaker Lauren Boebert of Colorado.

An attack on Boebert — whose ideological views, like Greene's, often border on the fringe — represents a rare shift in Greene's use of the pulpit. Lauren Boebert of Colorado. [such as earlier this month](https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/marjorie-taylor-greene-scott-wiener-17606961.php) when she called California state Sen.

Far-right Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., exchanged barbs this week over their differences on House Minority Leader Kevin ...

Nothing has changed about me, and I had no deals I had to make to support Kevin McCarthy," Greene said. Kevin McCarthy has supported and donated to Lauren Boebert. President Trump has supported and donated to Lauren Boebert. "The country won't wait for the cherry blossoms to bloom." "I've been aligned with Marjorie and accused of believing a lot of the things that she believes in," Boebert said. "I've supported and donated to Lauren Boebert. And so I make my decision based on what's actually realistic, not what we wish or fantasize can happen in Congress." [biggest defenders](https://www.axios.com/2022/12/09/marjorie-taylor-greene-maga-congress-mccarthy) against a push from other far-right lawmakers to torpedo his speaker bid or extract even more concessions. And with her ...](https://www.salon.com/2022/12/12/kevin-mccarthys-bargain-without-mtg-hes-doomed-and-with-her-/) ["Knives are out for Kevin": McCarthy's dream of becoming House speaker just became a nightmare](https://www.salon.com/2022/11/09/knives-are-out-for-kevin-mccarthys-dream-of-becoming-speaker-just-became-a-nightmare/) ["Gestapo tactics": Greene, Boebert worry after FBI seizes phone of GOP congressman linked to Big Lie](https://www.salon.com/2022/08/10/gestapo-tactics-greene-boebert-worry-after-fbi-seizes-phone-of-congressman-linked-to-big-lie/) ["Coming soon": Lauren Boebert, MTG lead GOP celebrations over the rise of fascism in Europe](https://www.salon.com/2022/09/26/coming-soon-lauren-boebert-mtg-lead-celebrations-over-the-rise-of-fascism-in-europe_partner/) [Kevin McCarthy's dangerous bargain: Without MTG, he's doomed. [reported](https://www.salon.com/2022/04/29/feuding-boebert-and-greene-had-to-be-broken-up-at-meeting-during-heated-confrontation-report/) in April that Boebert and Greene "tangled" over the Georgia Republican's February appearance at an event hosted by white nationalist Nick Fuentes during a House Freedom Caucus meeting in March. Unlike Greene, Boebert has been noncommittal on McCarthy's ascension unless there is an ["accountability mechanism"](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3780819-boebert-says-she-wont-support-mccarthy-without-mechanism-to-remove-speaker/) to easily remove him from the job.

Boebert and fellow Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene seem to have had a falling out recently.

Kevin McCarthy has supported and donated to Lauren Boebert. "[Former] President [Donald] Trump has supported and donated to Lauren Boebert. Bannon, accompanied by conservatives [Mike Lindell](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/mike-lindell) and Jack Posobiec, asked Boebert why she attended the event. "I've aligned with Marjorie and been accused of believing a lot of the things that she believes in," Boebert told conservative commentator Charlie Kirk on Monday. Boebert is now devoted to "high school drama," Greene said. Boebert broke the awkwardness by saying she loves America and leaves her family nearly daily to make the country better. [tweeted](https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1604987464942174208). I'm raising them to be men before liberals teach them to be women." [Donald Trump](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/donald-trump) and the MAGA platform, in addition to making a plethora of anti-LGBTQ statements. [Marjorie Taylor Greene](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/marjorie-taylor-greene). [tweeted](https://twitter.com/laurenboebert/status/1605244619440128001) Tuesday. "I have these four boys, and I'm raising them in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

GOP firebrands Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene are in disagreement over whether Republicans should support Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., ...

Greene called fellow MAGA GOPers "selfish," "foolish," and "reckless" for trying to sabotage Kevin McCarthy.

"They do not have a plan and there is no consensus candidate. "Now we have a new Never movement growing, the Never Kevin movement," she lamented. "My friends know this and risking the gavel & delaying everything just bc they don't like someone is not only selfish, it's incredibly reckless and dangerous."

Republicans Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene have turned on each other, with the Colorado congresswoman mocking Greene's conspiracy theories.

Kevin McCarthy has supported and donated to Lauren Boebert. President Trump has supported and donated to Lauren Boebert. President Trump is a friend and the leader of the Republican party.” “I’ve supported and donated to Lauren Boebert. She said: “Let me be very clear, I support President Trump. “She gladly takes our $$$ but when she’s been asked: Lauren refuses to endorse President Trump, she refuses to support Kevin McCarthy, and she childishly threw me under the bus for a cheap sound bite.”