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Rep. Lauren Boebert Called the Cops on Someone Minding Their Own Business in the Bathroom.

The right wing is just…weird.

Lauren Elizabeth
3 min readJan 27, 2025
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It’s only been a week since the right wing has been able to enjoy virtually full control of the federal government. Needless to say, they’ve wasted no time in getting things started, particularly when it comes to just throwing red meat to the base and Trump insulating himself as best he can from any accountability. All things we knew were coming. And then of course, there are his minions in congress and the senate all too eager to find new ways to generate a new embarrassing headline.

Colorado representative Lauren Boebert is just the latest one.

Rhian Lubin with The Independent writes:

MAGA firebrand Lauren Boebert “stormed” into a women’s restroom in the Capitol to get “a guy” removed by security on Thursday.

But the conservative Trump loyalist ended up apologizing after it turned out to be a case of “mistaken identity.”

Boebert was overheard on the House floor telling members that she had discovered Delaware Democrat Sarah McBride in the women’s bathroom, according to the Daily Beast.

McBride, the first transgender member of Congress, is not permitted to use the women’s bathrooms after…

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Lauren Elizabeth
Lauren Elizabeth

Written by Lauren Elizabeth

Lauren is a writer & leftist with analysis on topics related to politics & policy. She can be reached at LaurenMartinchek@gmail.com or Twitter @xlauren_mx

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