Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lauren-boebert" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lauren Boebert</a> (R-CO) announced legislation to defund Planned Parenthood on Friday as thousands of people gathered in Washington, D.C., <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pro-lifers-celebrate-first-march-for-life-since-scotus-victory-plan-for-future" target="_blank" rel="noopener">for the March for Life</a> — the first time the annual event has been held since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
&#8220;I’ve introduced my first bill of the 118th Congress. It would defund Planned Parenthood. We need to protect the sanctity of life in this country. To all those marching at the March For Life, let’s rally behind this bill and get it done!&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/laurenboebert/status/1616537815466266624" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Boebert said in a tweet</a>.
More than $633 million in taxpayers&#8217; dollars went to Planned Parenthood affiliates for the year ending June 30, 2021, the group said in its <a href="https://www.plannedparenthood.org/uploads/filer_public/40/8f/408fc2ad-c8c2-48da-ad87-be5cc257d370/211214-ppfa-annualreport-20-21-c3-digital.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">most recent annual report covering 2020-2021</a>. The group, which offers a range of health care services to women, also acknowledged 383,460 abortion procedures, which marked an increase from <a href="https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/02/26/planned-parenthood-is-providing-less-breast-screenings-wellness-exams-and-more-abortions-transgender-services/?_gl=1*uvhiy*_ga*MTc4NTIyNDgzOC4xNjc0MjUzMTU4*_ga_W14BT6YQ87*MTY3NDI1MzE1OC4xLjAuMTY3NDI1MzE1OC42MC4wLjA." target="_blank" rel="noopener">354,871 in the previous report</a>.
The Planned Parenthood Action Fund, the group&#8217;s advocacy arm, <a href="https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/issue" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has a page on its website</a> claiming that when politicians talk about &#8220;defunding&#8221; Planned Parenthood, &#8220;they really mean blocking patients who depend on public health care funds from getting their care at Planned Parenthood health centers.&#8221;
Under Boebert&#8217;s legislation, <a href="https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-lauren-boebert-introduces-defund-planned-parenthood-act" target="_blank" rel="noopener">which boasts 29 co-sponsors</a>, federal tax dollars are prohibited for one year from going to Planned Parenthood and its affiliates unless these entities certify they will not provide any funds or services geared toward abortions. There are exceptions outlined for the moratorium, including for abortions in a pregnancy that are the result of an act of rape or incest, as well as in cases when the mother&#8217;s life is placed in danger.
The &#8220;Defund Planned Parenthood Act&#8221; orders secretaries of the Health and Human Services Department and Agriculture Department to seek repayment of any federal assistance received by Planned Parenthood or its affiliates who are found in violation of their certifications. Boebert&#8217;s bill also aims to appropriate $235,000 to community health center programs under <a href="https://www.nachc.org/focus-areas/policy-matters/health-center-funding/330-program-requirements/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act</a>.
“The nation’s largest abortion provider has no business receiving taxpayer dollars. Planned Parenthood claims these funds go to healthcare for women, but last year, Planned Parenthood performed a record number of abortions while also reducing the number of well-woman exams and breast cancer screenings it performed,&#8221; Boebert said in a statement. &#8220;Instead of funding Planned Parenthood, my bill will redirect this funding to community health centers that actually meet the health needs of women across the country.”
As with many Republican bills aimed at defunding Planned Parenthood over the years, this one faces long odds. The GOP has a slim majority in the House, but Democrats who control the Senate and White House likely would oppose any such measure.
Still, Republicans remain undeterred. On the Senate side, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) announced Friday she will reintroduce the Protect Funding for Women&#8217;s Health Care Act, <a href="https://www.ernst.senate.gov/news/press-releases/as-thousands-march-for-life-ernst-continues-fight-to-defund-planned-parenthood" target="_blank" rel="noopener">which a statement said</a> &#8220;prohibits federal funding to Planned Parenthood or any of its affiliate organizations and redirects funds for other health services for women, such as cancer screenings, prenatal and postnatal care, immunizations, and other eligible services.&#8221;

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Lauren Boebert Unveils Bill To Defund Planned Parenthood

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Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (R-CO) told radio host Dana Loesch what was said behind closed doors when she and Congresswoman <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/mtg-unloads-on-lauren-boebert-shes-nothing-but-drama-not-serious-does-not-show-leadership/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marjorie Taylor Greene</a> had a run-in while in the Congressional ladies&#8217; room.
<a href="https://dailywire.com/news/get-real-msnbcs-ruhle-wants-to-know-why-lauren-boebert-cant-be-more-like-marjorie-taylor-greene/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Boebert</a> spoke to Loesch on her radio show this week, and she detailed the conversation — which took place during the fight over whether or not Congressman Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) would become Speaker of the House.
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“Don’t be ugly.” Lauren Boebert describes what happened in the congressional ladies bathroom with Marjorie Taylor Greene. (From The Dana Show) <a href="https://t.co/Keom41HOtR">pic.twitter.com/Keom41HOtR</a>
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&#8220;Just going to ask you right out of the gate, what the hell goes on in the ladies’ bathroom?&#8221; Loesch asked, prompting laughter from Boebert.
&#8220;Okay. So I actually kind of love that that story came out because of how I was quoted. So, yeah, I mean, we’re talking in the <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-and-lauren-boebert-threw-down-in-a-bathroom-screaming-match-over-mccarthy-per-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">congressional ladies’ bathroom</a>. I’m there with Anna Paulina Luna, and, you know, people are upset about what’s going on in the Speaker’s race,&#8221; Boebert explained, noting that the negotiations had already been going on for a couple of days and there were some who were angry about that.
&#8220;We hadn’t received the concessions that we wanted,&#8221; Boebert continued, adding that up until that point, even though people had certainly had their disagreements about the issues, they had been professional and polite to each other when discussing the situation.
Greene, Boebert said, took a different approach: &#8220;And my colleague from Georgia, the gentlewoman from Georgia, came up and started, you know, being kind of nasty about it. And no one else had been nasty about it. Everyone had been very professional.&#8221;
Boebert went on to say that she had seen a very different Congress in those few days, saying that people on both sides of the aisle were having productive conversations and debates.
&#8220;It was the most organized I have seen Congress since I’ve been there in two years,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Relationships were being built and strengthened on both sides of the aisle. It was incredible. And so when she started going after me, I looked at her and said, ‘Don’t be ugly.’”
Loesch pressed a bit then, noting that up until the battle to elect McCarthy Speaker, everyone had believed Boebert and Greene to be friends — but Boebert made it clear that wasn&#8217;t necessarily the case.
&#8220;I think the media saw two women in Congress, you know, there was there was nothing against her. We travel in the same circles, have the same policy views on a lot of things, not everything, but on many things,&#8221; Boebert replied, adding, &#8220;But yeah I looked at her, said, I don’t have time for this. I said, ‘Don’t be ugly.’ And that’s something that my granny used to say to me when I was being a brat.&#8221;
&#8220;It’s like the most inoffensive thing you could say,&#8221; Loesch said.
&#8220;She said, she said, ‘Don’t be ugly.’ Granny. Granny told me that a lot, though,&#8221; Boebert laughed.
&#8220;It’s like sounds like a very, a Coloradoan version of ‘Bless your Heart,’ right?&#8221; Loesch observed.

After Two Days Of Failing To Elect A Speaker, House Continues To Hold Votes

Lauren Boebert Tells Dana Loesch What She Said To Marjorie Taylor Greene In The Congressional Ladies’ Room

Lauren Boebert Tells Dana Loesch What She Said To Marjorie Taylor Greene In The Congressional Ladies' Room

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) slammed Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) in fiery remarks that she gave during an interview about Boebert&#8217;s actions surrounding the vote for House Speaker.
Greene&#8217;s remarks come as 20 Republican lawmakers have held out on backing Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for House Speaker while more than 200 Republicans continue to back him.
&#8220;I think the American people, no matter how you vote, are sick and tired of drama and this is nothing but drama,&#8221; Greene said. &#8220;We are on multiple days now with multiple candidates from this group, so I&#8217;m not sure how Lauren Boebert on one hand can demand so much out of Kevin McCarthy, but then demand nothing out of someone else and be willing to vote for them to be Speaker.&#8221;
&#8220;That&#8217;s not serious,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think that&#8217;s leadership, and I really see it as more obstruction than progress.&#8221;
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MTG to me: “I’m not sure how Lauren Boebert on one hand can demand so much out of Kevin McCarthy, but then demand nothing out of someone else and be willing to vote for them to be speaker.That’s not serious, I don’t think that’s leadership and I really see it as more obstruction” <a href="https://t.co/1AdYmBDuZm">pic.twitter.com/1AdYmBDuZm</a>
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Not since the 36th Congress, which stretched from 1859 through 1861, have the number of rounds of voting reached the double digits. During that drawn-out process, William Pennington (R-NJ) <a href="https://history.house.gov/People/Office/Speakers-Multiple-Ballots/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">emerged victorious after 44 votes</a>.
The most votes ever taken is 133, back during the 34th Congress from 1855-1857.
Little changed on Thursday, which is the third day of voting by members-elect. As many as 20 Republicans have refused to budge in opposing McCarthy, a sufficient number to deny him the speakership.
The final tally for the third ballot Thursday was 212 votes for Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), 200 votes for McCarthy, 17 for Byron Donalds (R-FL), three for Kevin Hern (R-OK). It was the ninth ballot total since voting began Tuesday.
Daniel Chatin contributed to this report.

House And Senate Convene For The 118th Congress On Capitol Hill

MTG Unloads On Lauren Boebert: She’s ‘Nothing But Drama,’ ‘Not Serious,’ Does Not Show ‘Leadership’

Marjorie Taylor Greene Unloads On Lauren Boebert: She's 'Not Serious,’ Does Not Show 'Leadership'

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MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle asked Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) why she couldn&#8217;t be more like her colleague, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) during a Wednesday evening appearance on &#8220;The 11th Hour.&#8221;
Ruhle spoke with Boebert about the ongoing <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/mccarthy-fails-in-seventh-speaker-vote-gaetz-votes-trump/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">internal battle</a> among Republicans who support Rep. <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/mccarthy-offers-key-concessions-to-republican-holdouts-reports/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kevin McCarthy</a> (R-CA) in his bid to become the next Speaker of the House and those who do not.
<a href="https://dailywire.com/news/lauren-boebert-fumes-at-sean-hannity-after-he-grills-her-over-double-standard/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Boebert</a> is among the 20 holdouts who have thus far refused to throw their support behind McCarthy — and she made it clear that she did not intend to change her position unless McCarthy was willing to move on a few key rule changes and other sticking points.
While the fight has only been front and center for the last couple of days, Boebert said that there were a number of Republicans who had raised concerns with McCarthy as far back as over the summer — and according to her, he had ignored them. She went on to explain that the California congressman had enjoyed the party&#8217;s support in part because he had helped to raise millions in pursuit of what was expected to be a &#8220;<a href="https://dailywire.com/news/republican-red-wave-stops-at-florida-as-initial-midterm-tallies-leave-house-senate-majorities-in-question/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">red wave</a>&#8221; in November&#8217;s midterm elections.
&#8220;But he failed to deliver that,&#8221; Boebert pointed out. &#8220;And when he realized that he actually needed our votes, that&#8217;s when he started entertaining some of the proposals that we had to the rules and the way things function here in Washington, D.C.&#8221;
Boebert went on to add that although McCarthy has made some concessions, he has continued to reject some of the proposals that she believes are important. &#8220;We&#8217;re not quite there yet,&#8221; she said, noting that she and a few others in the &#8220;Never Kevin&#8221; contingent had been ready to meet with McCarthy and work out a deal before the first vote even took place.
&#8220;There were three of us that were in a room and — one of whom worked very hard to make sure that we were able to get people to this place where Kevin could get the gavel on the very first ballot,&#8221; Boebert said, adding, &#8220;And Kevin laughed us out of the room and then lied about the negotiations that were taking place.&#8221;
&#8220;Most Republicans are with him,&#8221; Ruhle pushed back. &#8220;I mean, half the Freedom Caucus is. It wasn’t like he came out of nowhere. He got the nomination from Republicans resoundingly in November. Why wouldn’t you take the route of, say, Marjorie Taylor Greene, who shares much of your ideology, take the win, get practical, get yourself on a bunch of committees, and actually do something to set policy?&#8221;
Boebert argued that what she and the other holdouts were doing was a move designed to set policy — and Ruhle got progressively more frustrated as the interview continued, arguing that none of the alternative choices could get to the requisite number of votes any faster than McCarthy could.
Saying that the ongoing debate, although it was certainly chaotic, was how the process was actually supposed to work, Boebert asserted, &#8220;I believe our Founding Fathers intended it to be this way.&#8221;
&#8220;Okay, well our Founding Fathers aren&#8217;t here,&#8221; Ruhle cut in. &#8220;So let&#8217;s get real, let&#8217;s get practical. You can say what you believe —&#8221;
&#8220;The Constitution is, though, so that&#8217;s good,&#8221; Boebert shot back.
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House Continues Voting For New Speaker After Three Failed Attempts

‘Get Real’: MSNBC’s Ruhle Wants To Know Why Lauren Boebert Can’t Be More Like Marjorie Taylor Greene

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Fox News host Sean Hannity grilled Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) during an interview Wednesday evening over why she was not backing Rep. Kevin McCarthy&#8217;s (R-CA) bid for House speaker.
&#8220;We are hearing from many people who are still voting with Kevin McCarthy who are very supportive of what we’re doing and they’re cheering us on,&#8221; she claimed. &#8220;So, there are more for us than are against us.&#8221;
The group opposing McCarthy&#8217;s bid for Speaker has 20 members, while the group supporting McCarthy&#8217;s bid has more than 200 members.
&#8220;You don&#8217;t have the votes and it&#8217;s time to withdraw. He has 203. Your side has 20,&#8221; Hannity said. &#8220;Why is it time for him to withdraw and not you when he has so many more votes?&#8221;
&#8220;Well, Sean, he needs 218 and he does not have 218,&#8221; Boebert responded. &#8220;We’ve been trying to work this out.&#8221;
&#8220;Neither do you,&#8221; Hannity responded.
Hannity repeatedly asked how the opposition to McCarthy planned on getting more then 20 votes over the course of the 10-minute interview.
&#8220;Let’s have a final answer. Who do you want?&#8221; Hannity asked. &#8220;Who will you only support to be speaker? It&#8217;s not that hard.&#8221;
Boebert declined to answer the question, but added that the candidate &#8220;doesn’t even have to be a solid conservative.&#8221;
&#8220;You can believe your position, but I’m using your words. You said to President Trump, you said — &#8216;we&#8217;re very clear he doesn&#8217;t have 218. So you need to ask him to withdraw,'&#8221; Hannity later said. &#8220;If by Friday, you and your group of 20 don&#8217;t have a name with 30 votes, is it time for you to withdraw? And if not, why do you support a double standard?&#8221;
Boebert dodged the question.
&#8220;Kevin McCarthy doesn&#8217;t have 218 votes,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Kevin McCarthy will not be speaker.&#8221;
They continued to go back and forth until the end of the interview.
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Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lauren-boebert-and-marjorie-taylor-greene-go-to-war-with-each-other-threw-me-under-the-bus">Lauren Boebert And Marjorie Taylor Greene Go To War With Each Other: ‘Threw Me Under The Bus’</a>

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Lauren Boebert Fumes At Sean Hannity After He Grills Her Over ‘Double Standard’

Lauren Boebert Fumes At Sean Hannity After He Grills Her Over 'Double Standard'

After House Republican Leader <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-mccarthy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kevin McCarthy</a> (R-CA) suffered defeat six times in two days in his quest to become speaker, the lower chamber adjourned until Thursday.
The House narrowly voted Wednesday evening to go back into session at noon in Washington, D.C., giving members-elect more time to negotiate for a candidate who can secure a majority for the gavel. As of press time, McCarthy does not appear to have a deal to break the deadlock, but is not backing down either.
“I don’t think a vote tonight will make a difference,” McCarthy <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/04/house-speaker-vote-live-updates-kevin-mccarthy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told reporters Wednesday evening</a>, “but a vote in the future will.”
Votes will continue for however many days it takes until a speaker is elected. House members cannot be sworn in until a speaker is chosen, holding up any legislative business and committee assignments in the 118th Congress. The threshold for a nominee to win the speaker&#8217;s gavel is 218 votes, but that number decreases if members vote &#8220;present,&#8221; decline to vote, or are absent.
Across two days of speaker votes, Democrats voted as a bloc to support Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) with 212 votes, while McCarthy only earned as many as 203 votes despite Republicans holding the majority.
In fact, McCarthy&#8217;s numbers have decreased slightly — to 201 — as more votes were held. Twenty Republican defectors have rallied behind <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-holdouts-rally-behind-byron-donalds-to-deny-kevin-mccarthy-the-house-speakers-gavel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL)</a>, who is starting his second term in Congress. Donalds stopped voting for McCarthy after two ballots and while Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) voted for McCarthy on Tuesday, she began voting &#8220;present&#8221; on Wednesday.
&#8220;We have a constitutional duty to elect the Speaker of the House, but we have to deliberate further as a Republican conference until we have enough votes and stop wasting everyone’s time,&#8221; Spartz <a href="https://spartz.house.gov/media/press-releases/spartz-issues-statement-her-speaker-vote-today" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said in a statement Wednesday</a>. &#8220;None of the Republican candidates have this number yet. That’s why I voted present after all votes were cast.&#8221;
Former President Donald Trump sought to give McCarthy a boost before voting began Wednesday. &#8220;It’s now time for all of our GREAT Republican House Members to VOTE FOR KEVIN, CLOSE THE DEAL, TAKE THE VICTORY,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/109630978268932397" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said in a Truth Social post</a>.
In nominating Donalds in the second ballot Wednesday, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) urged Trump to reconsider his endorsement of McCarthy.
&#8220;The president needs to tell Kevin McCarthy that, &#8216;Sir, you do not have the votes and it&#8217;s time to withdraw,’” Boebert said.
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After three votes on Tuesday, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-calls-on-conservative-lawmakers-to-vote-for-mccarthy-for-house-speaker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trump called</a> on House Republicans to rally behind his man. Trump mentioned Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), who, after decades of leading the House Democrats, stood down for this new term to allow Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to take her place.
&#8220;It’s now time for all of our GREAT Republican House Members to VOTE FOR KEVIN, CLOSE THE DEAL, TAKE THE VICTORY,&#8221; Trump posted on Truth Social. “REPUBLICANS, DO NOT TURN A GREAT TRIUMPH INTO A GIANT &amp; EMBARRASSING DEFEAT. IT’S TIME TO CELEBRATE, YOU DESERVE IT. Kevin McCarthy will do a good job, and maybe even a GREAT JOB – JUST WATCH!”
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Happening Now: U.S. House Speaker Election (5th Vote) &#8211; LIVE on C-SPAN <a href="https://t.co/cxuSTJEGR6">https://t.co/cxuSTJEGR6</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/118thCongress?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#118thCongress</a>
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The other <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-19-republicans-block-kevin-mccarthys-bid-for-house-speaker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Republican holdouts include</a> Reps. Andy Biggs (AZ), Dan Bishop (NC), Josh Brecheen (OK), Mike Cloud (TX), Andrew Clyde (GA), Eli Crane (AZ), Matt Gaetz (FL), Bob Good (VA), Paul Gosar (AZ), Andy Harris (MD), Anna Paulina Luna (FL), Mary Miller (IL), Ralph Norman (SC), Andy Ogles (TN), Scott Perry (PA), Matt Rosendale (MT), Chip Roy (TX), and Keith Self (TX).
Various media reports indicate a number of reasons for them withholding support for McCarthy, including unsatisfied demands for rules changes or personal gains such as certain chairmanships. Some Republicans appear to oppose McCarthy no matter what.
While the House took an hours-long recess on Wednesday, negotiators reached at least one breakthrough pushed by Roy, <a href="https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1610795092100481028" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to CNN&#8217;s Manu Raju</a>.
The McCarthy-aligned Super PAC Congressional Leadership Fund reached a deal with the Club for Growth to support McCarthy in exchange for CLF agreeing not to spend money or resources in any open-seat primaries in safe Republican districts.
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McCarthy-aligned big spender CLF and right-wing Club For Growth say they have a deal to jointly support McCarthy for Speaker.
“CLF will not spend in any open-seat primaries in safe Republican districts and CLF will not grant resources to other super PAC&#39;s to do so,” it says. <a href="https://t.co/p9FZ1QGtiD">pic.twitter.com/p9FZ1QGtiD</a>
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With McCarthy&#8217;s quest to replace Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) as speaker in doubt, Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) told CNN on Wednesday that McCarthy &#8220;needs to make a deal … or he needs to step aside.”
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As McCarthy’s fifth bid for speaker fails in The House, GOP <a href="https://twitter.com/RepKenBuck?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepKenBuck</a> tells CNN he told the embattled GOP congressman that he &quot;needs to make a deal… or he needs to step aside.” I pressed Buck on whether he sees a viable path for another possible candidate: Rep. Steve Scalise. <a href="https://t.co/z7nAuufSjB">pic.twitter.com/z7nAuufSjB</a>
&mdash; Dana Bash (@DanaBashCNN) <a href="https://twitter.com/DanaBashCNN/status/1610731917556731904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 4, 2023</a></blockquote>
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In another CNN interview, Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) said that &#8220;preliminary&#8221; talks with Democrats have begun for a &#8220;consensus candidate,&#8221; <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/3798485-centrist-republican-says-preliminary-talks-with-democrats-underway-on-speaker-deal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to The Hill</a>. Democrats have also suggested a deal to make McCarthy speaker, though likely at the cost of more GOP votes, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-04/democrat-s-sherman-floats-possible-deal-to-make-mccarthy-speaker?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=share&amp;utm_campaign=twitter?sref=VvJhl47t" target="_blank" rel="noopener">per Bloomberg</a>.
Other names that have been floated as possible candidates include <a href="https://www.salon.com/2023/01/03/mccarthy-suffers-historic-humiliation-in-speaker-vote--is-steve-scalise-up-next/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Louisiana’s Steve Scalise</a>, the No. 2 House Republican, <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3796840-three-possible-speakers-in-waiting-to-watch-if-mccarthy-falls/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC)</a>, and even <a href="https://rollcall.com/2022/12/30/speaker-race-headed-toward-dramatic-floor-election/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">newly-retired Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI)</a>, as a speaker does not have to be an elected member of the House. Before settling on Donalds, the GOP defectors coalesced behind Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), who so far has voted for McCarthy.
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with new information.

Tick-Tock: House Adjourns For The Night After McCarthy Loses 6th Speaker Vote

House Adjourns For The Night After McCarthy Loses 6th Speaker Vote

Byron Donalds

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Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) went to war with each other Monday night after Boebert took a shot at Greene during an interview.
Boebert brought up Greene&#8217;s past anti-Semitic conspiracy theories when asked if she agreed with Greene&#8217;s support for making House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) the next speaker of the House.
&#8220;Well, you know, I&#8217;ve been aligned with Marjorie and accused of believing a lot of the things that she believes in,&#8221; Boebert said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t believe in this just like, I don&#8217;t believe in Russian space lasers, Jewish space lasers, and all of this.&#8221;
When asked if she was a hard &#8220;no&#8221; against McCarthy, Boebert said, &#8220;No, I&#8217;m just saying we need to actually have an inside conversation and make sure that these promises are there.&#8221;
&#8220;I’ve supported and donated to Lauren Boebert,&#8221; Greene responded. &#8220;President Trump has supported and donated to Lauren Boebert. Kevin McCarthy has supported and donated to Lauren Boebert. She just barely came through by 500 votes.&#8221;
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I’ve supported and donated to Lauren Boebert. President Trump has supported and donated to Lauren Boebert. Kevin McCarthy has supported and donated to Lauren Boebert. She just barely came through by 500 votes.
1/3 <a href="https://t.co/89r5jw9j0t">pic.twitter.com/89r5jw9j0t</a>
&mdash; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1604987464942174208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 19, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;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,&#8221; Greene continued.
&#8220;The country is facing extremely difficult times,&#8221; Greene concluded. &#8220;Americans expect conservative fighters like us to work together to Save America and that is the only mission I’m 100% devoted to, not high school drama and media sound bites. Save America! Defeat the Democrats!&#8221;
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The country is facing extremely difficult times. Americans expect conservative fighters like us to work together to Save America and that is the only mission I’m 100% devoted to, not high school drama and media sound bites.
Save America! Defeat the Democrats! 
3/3
&mdash; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1604987478149959680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 19, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The petty squabble between the two comes as McCarthy tries to lock up becoming House Speaker in January.
Standing in his way is a small group who have come out publicly against McCarthy, including Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC), Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT), and Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ).
Several other Republicans have raised concerns or have not yet committed, including Rep. Scott Perry (R-CA), Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC), Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Rep.-elect Eli Crane (R-AZ), and Rep.-elect Andy Ogles (R-TN).
One Republican source on Capitol Hill who spoke with The Daily Wire on Thursday afternoon said that the main reason that the 12 House Republicans were opposing McCarthy was mostly because they wanted attention or they held some sort of a personal grievance that was small compared to the matter at hand.
“Too many career politicians have used the America First movement as a springboard to ‘Me First,’” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-world-hammers-the-12-republicans-resisting-mccarthy-has-potential-to-damage-the-entire-party">said</a> a senior Trump World official. “This entire effort isn’t about policy or principle, it’s about a small group of politicians wanting the limelight at the expense of the movement.”

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Lauren Boebert And Marjorie Taylor Greene Go To War With Each Other: ‘Threw Me Under The Bus’

Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lauren-boebert" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lauren Boebert</a> (R-CO) won her bid for reelection after a tight race decided by roughly 550 votes, a recount confirmed on Monday.
The final results in Colorado’s Congressional District 3 showed the incumbent received 50.06% of the votes, while her Democratic rival, Adam Frisch, received 49.89%. Tallies showed Boebert with 163,839 votes following a net loss of three, and Frisch with 163,293 votes after a net gain of one.
The initial results had been within Colorado&#8217;s margin for a mandatory recount, which is at or less than 0.5% difference between the top two candidates. But Frisch, a former Aspen City Council member, already <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rep-lauren-boeberts-opponent-concedes-razor-thin-house-race" target="_blank" rel="noopener">conceded defeat</a> last month, and Boebert declared victory.
“We have won this race,” <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2022/11/18/lauren-boebert-victory-adam-frisch-concedes-colorado/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Boebert said at the time</a>. “With this victory and with Republicans in control of the House of Representatives we can focus on the issues that actually matter most, including getting inflation under control, increasing our domestic energy supply, securing our southern border and being a strong check on the White House.”
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We won! 
I am so thankful for all of your support and I am so proud to be your Representative! <a href="https://t.co/4gnmflotiU">pic.twitter.com/4gnmflotiU</a>
&mdash; Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) <a href="https://twitter.com/laurenboebert/status/1593443357514207234?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced the certification of the 2022 general election results on Monday, also noting that a recount of the Colorado House District 43 race had be completed. <a href="https://www.coloradopolitics.com/elections/secretary-of-state-approves-recount-in-colorados-house-district-43-race/article_3162b5e2-7731-11ed-bcf0-2361c9ba8828.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Democrat Robert &#8220;Bob&#8221; Marshall was affirmed as the victor over</a> Republican incumbent Kurt Huffman in that Douglas County race.
“The 2022 General Election was among the most accessible and successful in Colorado’s history. I am proud of our State’s elections and the voting access that we have added over the last four years,” <a href="https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/newsRoom/pressReleases/2022/PR20221212ElectionCertification.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Griswold said in a statement</a>. “I commend the county election officials, election workers, and the employees of the Department of State for their hard work and dedication to delivering great elections for Colorado voters.”
Republicans had a weaker-than-expected performance in this year&#8217;s midterm elections. Though the GOP failed to win control of the Senate, it did regain control of the House.
Boebert, a firebrand backed by former President Donald Trump and a vocal supporter of the Second Amendment, won her first race in 2020 by a <a href="https://results.decisiondeskhq.com/national/2020-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener">larger margin</a>, defeating her Democrat opponent by six points in a year in which Colorado voted to elect Joe Biden.
Her district was redrawn in accordance with the 2020 Census, which <a href="https://www.cpr.org/2022/11/16/colorado-district-3-voter-turnout-lauren-boebert-adam-frisch/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">political observers said</a> made it <a href="https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-lauren-boeberts-race-is-so-close/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">even more red</a>.

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Seventeen days since voters went to the polls to cast their ballots in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/2022-midterms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">midterm elections</a>, two U.S. House races remain undeclared. 
Republican John Duarte <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3749302-just-two-house-races-remain-undeclared-and-republicans-lead-in-both/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">leads</a> by fewer than 600 votes in California’s 13th district against Democrat Adam Gray with 99% of the votes in, according to the Associated Press. In Colorado, incumbent Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert declared victory after her Democratic opponent Adam Frisch <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rep-lauren-boeberts-opponent-concedes-razor-thin-house-race" target="_blank" rel="noopener">conceded</a> last week, but only 550 votes sit between them, triggering a recount and more delayed results. 
Both races that are holding up the final results of a tumultuous midterm election season sit in blue states with lax rules on mail-in ballots, marking a stark contrast between the laws that allow for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/florida-gets-voting-results-fast-heres-what-they-do" target="_blank" rel="noopener">quick results</a> from some Republican-led states.
&#8220;If every state ran elections like Florida or Texas, we’d know the total House count within 24 hours of the polls closing, or less,&#8221; Cook Political’s Dave Wasserman <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/slow-as-molasses-five-house-races-uncalled-two-weeks-after-election">told</a> the Washington Examiner. &#8220;But between late ballot return deadlines and slow ballot processing, CA’s results look more like molasses than well-functioning machinery.&#8221;
The New York Times election tracker explained that the news outlet stopped updating its House forcast in the California and Colorado House races the day after the election due to the delay in counting mail-in ballots. California still has more than 250,000 uncounted ballots across the state, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-still-has-more-than-250000-uncounted-ballots" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> Thursday. 
“We stopped updating these forecasts at 4 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, Nov. 9, as the bulk of the remaining races will be decided by mail ballots that will take days to count. These graphics and estimates will no longer be updated,” the Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/08/us/elections/results-california-us-house-district-13.html">said</a>. 
Republicans will take control of the House by nine seats, 222-213, if the GOP holds onto both leads in California and Colorado. A nine-seat advantage for Republicans would be the exact opposite of Democrats’ margin of victory in the 2020 election, but the GOP’s small lead in the House fell short of the expected red wave as Democrats maintained control of the Senate.

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Two House Races Still Wait For Final Results More Than Two Weeks After Midterms

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&#8220;The View&#8221; host <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/joy-behar-suggests-americans-who-are-worried-about-inflation-are-stupid/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joy Behar</a> drew a straight line on Tuesday from the Saturday night shooting at a nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Congresswoman Lauren Boebert&#8217;s 2021 Christmas photo.
Behar was discussing the <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/i-have-to-kill-this-guy-before-he-kills-us-army-vet-says-combat-mode-kicked-in-during-nightclub-shooting/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shooting</a> — which took place at Club Q, an LGBTQ establishment — with Colorado&#8217;s Democrat Governor Jared Polis, who is the nation&#8217;s first openly gay governor. Her argument was that whatever else set mass shootings apart from each other, the one thing they all had in common was the gun.
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&quot;Really makes me nuts!&quot; Joy Behar blames Congresswoman Lauren Robert&#39;s 2021 pro-Second Amendment Christmas cards for the shooting at the gay nightclub in Colorado Springs last weekend. &quot;That&#39;s a very bad message to send to people, especially to children.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/6j2fzIasWe">pic.twitter.com/6j2fzIasWe</a>
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&#8220;Well, the one thing, Governor, that all these things have in common is the gun,&#8221; Behar asserted, adding, &#8220;The guns, I mean, they all have those AR-15s.&#8221;
&#8220;Lauren Boebert, the congresswoman in your state, posts pictures — Christmas pictures of her and her husband and her kids holding these guns,&#8221; Behar continued. &#8220;That&#8217;s a very bad message to send to people, especially to children, but that&#8217;s my own little aside here because that really makes me nuts.&#8221;
Boebert posted the photo in question <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/christmas-card-guns-lauren-boebert-thomas-massie-start-new-culture-ncna1285709" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in response</a> to Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY), who had shared an image of his very well-armed family sitting by their Christmas tree.
&#8220;Merry Christmas!&#8221; the tweet read. &#8220;p.s. Santa, please bring ammo.&#8221;
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Merry Christmas! 🎄 ps. Santa, please bring ammo. 🎁 <a href="https://t.co/NVawULhCNr">pic.twitter.com/NVawULhCNr</a>
&mdash; Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1467197523127422979?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Boebert responded with a since-deleted tweet showing her own family posing in a similar fashion by their own tree.
&#8220;The Boeberts have your six, @RepThomasMassie,&#8221; she said, adding, &#8220;(No spare ammo for you though).&#8221;
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Lauren Boebert’s latest stunt is posing with her young children holding semi-automatic rifles in front of a Christmas tree. She stole the idea from another GOP congressman who pulled the same stunt the other day. It’s not only sacrilegious, it’s also kind of nuts. <a href="https://t.co/oemgiiDHtp">pic.twitter.com/oemgiiDHtp</a>
&mdash; John Aravosis 🇺🇸🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈 (@aravosis) <a href="https://twitter.com/aravosis/status/1468730673800396803?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Both Massie and Boebert were immediately attacked on Twitter by users accusing them of promoting or even inspiring more gun violence. Some even drew comparisons to militant Islamist groups.
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Fellow Congressman John Yarmuth (D-KY) lashed out at his colleague in a series of tweets, saying, &#8220;I promise not everyone in Kentucky is an insensitive a**hole.&#8221;
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I’m old enough to remember Republicans screaming that it was insensitive to try to protect people from gun violence after a tragedy. Now they openly rub the murder of children in our faces like they scored a touchdown. Disgraceful.
&mdash; Rep. John Yarmuth (@RepJohnYarmuth) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepJohnYarmuth/status/1467226423475818507?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2021</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;I&#8217;m old enough to remember Republicans screaming that it was insensitive to try to protect people from gun violence after a tragedy,&#8221; Yarmuth continued. &#8220;Now they openly rub the murder of children in our faces like they scored a touchdown. Disgraceful.&#8221;
Parkland father and gun control advocate Fred Guttenberg responded to Massie as well, likening his family to the family of the school shooter who had <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/parents-of-michigan-school-shooting-suspect-may-face-charges/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rocked Michigan</a> just days earlier.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepThomasMassie</a>, since we are sharing family photos, here are mine. One is the last photo that I ever took of Jaime, the other is where she is buried because of the Parkland school shooting.
The Michigan school shooter and his family used to take photos like yours as well. <a href="https://t.co/MsQWneJXAp">pic.twitter.com/MsQWneJXAp</a>
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&#8220;@RepThomasMassie, since we are sharing family photos, here are mine. One is the last photo that I ever took of Jaime, the other is where she is buried because of the Parkland school shooting. The Michigan school shooter and his family used to take photos like yours as well,&#8221; he said.

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‘That Really Makes Me Nuts’: Joy Behar Ties Colorado Springs Shooting To Lauren Boebert’s 2021 Christmas Photo

Joy Behar Ties Colorado Springs Shooting To Lauren Boebert's 2021 Christmas Photo

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Rep. Lauren Boebert’s (R-CO) opponent conceded the election on Friday despite the race’s razor-thin vote margin.
Boebert leads local businessman and former Democrat city councilor Adam Frisch, 50.8% to 49.92%, with over 99% of the votes counted, <a href="https://results.decisiondeskhq.com/national/2022-house">according to DecisionDeskHQ</a>. Under Colorado law, the extremely close margin would likely trigger a recount. Frisch, however, announced his concession on Friday.
“The voters have spoken. And while we showed great progress, I remain down by a few hundred votes,” Frisch <a href="https://www.facebook.com/adamforcolorado/videos/512184897299455">said</a>. “I just got off the phone with Rep. Boebert. I called her to formally concede this election.”
<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/lauren-boebert-election-recount-rcna56317">Multiple</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-colorado-lauren-boebert-c171f06f8166b0ff42421b57eb87c543">outlets</a> have yet to call the race, though Frisch is unconvinced he would attain victory after a recount.
Frisch said in his announcement, “The likelihood of this recount changing more than a handful of votes is very small. Very, very small. It would be disingenuous and unethical for us, or any other group … to continue to raise false hope and raise fundraising for a recount.”
The tight race comes as a shock to Republicans, as Boebert was expected to easily secure re-election. The night before the election, FiveThirtyEight <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2022-election-forecast/house/colorado/3/">gave</a> Boebert “97 in 100” odds of winning.
Boebert won her first race in 2020 by a more comfortable margin, <a href="https://results.decisiondeskhq.com/national/2020-house">defeating</a> her Democrat opponent 51.39% to 45.22%, even though Colorado <a href="https://results.decisiondeskhq.com/national/2020-presidential">voted to elect</a> Joe Biden.
Boebert’s first term did not come without its controversies. During President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, she <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/boebert-heckles-biden-during-speech-as-he-talked-about-soldiers-in-coffins-you-put-them-in-13-of-them">heckled</a> Biden over his disastrous pullout from Afghanistan that resulted in the deaths of 13 U.S. soldiers. She also attended Biden’s speech <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rep-boebert-wears-drill-baby-drill-outfit-to-biden-sotu">in a dress</a> that read “Drill Baby Drill,” in reference to the troublesome energy policies that have characterized the Biden administration.
The firebrand Republican has also not shied away from scuffles with other members of Congress. Last year, Boebert <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lauren-boebert-trolls-aocs-tax-the-rich-dress-wears-lets-go-brandon-dress">mocked</a> Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) <a href="https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1437563614685237253">“Tax the Rich” Met Gala dress</a> by wearing a “Let’s Go Brandon” dress. She also got into hot water last year when she described an encounter with Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) as “not my first ‘Jihad Squad’ moment,” though she later <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/boebert-apologizes-to-muslim-community-for-omar-remark">apologized</a>.
Boebert’s surprisingly close re-election follows the trend of the 2022 Midterm elections during which Republicans <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/republican-red-wave-stops-at-florida-as-initial-midterm-tallies-leave-house-senate-majorities-in-question">fell short</a> of the expected red wave. Nonetheless, her victory will help Republicans secure a majority in the House of Representatives.

Rep. Lauren Boebert’s Opponent Concedes Razor-Thin House Race

Rep. Lauren Boebert’s Opponent Adam Frisch Concedes Razor-Thin House Race

Democratic strategist Kurt Bardella suggested that Congresswoman <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/ripped-to-shreds-by-your-own-constituents-boebert-gets-into-it-with-aoc-after-democrats-rough-town-hall-event/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lauren Boebert</a> (R-CO) might stoop to doing amateur pornography if her re-election bid did not prove successful.
Bardella discussed the possible outcomes of <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/gop-rep-boebert-introduces-resolution-recognizing-emma-weyant-as-rightful-winner-of-ncaa-swim-final-over-biological-male/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Boebert&#8217;s race</a> — which is still too close to call — with MSNBC host <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/greg-gutfeld-msnbc-is-terrified-that-if-they-fire-joy-reid-shell-call-them-racists/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joy Reid</a> during her Wednesday broadcast of &#8220;The Reidout,&#8221; and he said that if her seat turned out to be a loss for the Republican Party, it might yet be &#8220;a gain for OnlyFans.&#8221;
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MSNBC&#39;s <a href="https://twitter.com/JoyAnnReid?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JoyAnnReid</a>: &quot;What job will Lauren Boebert have if she loses?&quot;<a href="https://twitter.com/kurtbardella?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kurtbardella</a>: &quot;I guess it might be a gain for OnlyFans&quot; <a href="https://t.co/fVf5QZG6xa">pic.twitter.com/fVf5QZG6xa</a>
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Noting just how tight the race was between Boebert and her Democratic challenger, Adam Frisch, Reid wondered aloud what the future might hold for the Republican if she were to lose her seat.
&#8220;What&#8217;s the meaning if Lauren Boebert — the second most popular QAnon congressperson in MAGA — what if she goes, what if she loses?&#8221; Reid asked.
The MSNBC host went on to wave finger guns and mock Boebert, a vocal supporter of the 2nd Amendment, over the fact that her previous establishment — the open-carry friendly Shooters Grill had closed: &#8220;What job will she have, because I don&#8217;t think Shooters exists anymore? Bang, bang, I don&#8217;t think Shooters exists anymore.&#8221;
&#8220;I guess it might be a gain for OnlyFans,&#8221; Bardella said in response, referencing the internet content subscription service that often caters to sex workers and amateur pornographic content. Bardella got a loud laugh from Reid and a shocked expression from his fellow panelist — political analyst and former Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill (D).
&#8220;I don&#8217;t know what she would do in that scenario,&#8221; Bardella continued, adding, &#8220;But I think that for — symbolically, to take out one of the poster childs of the MAGA movement, someone who has been an absolute disgrace to the office that she holds, would be a great feather in the cap and would, I think, cement the fact that this has been an absolute unmitigated disaster for the MAGA wing of the Republican Party.&#8221;
Boebert offered her response to Bardella in a scathing tweet, saying, &#8220;Liberals even suck at feminism. Can y&#8217;all do anything right?&#8221;
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Liberals even suck at feminism.
Can y’all do anything right? <a href="https://t.co/w0qj2ImUQl">https://t.co/w0qj2ImUQl</a>
&mdash; Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) <a href="https://twitter.com/laurenboebert/status/1590731228126515202?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Bardella offered an apology — of sorts — when confronted by public health activist Alexandra Hunt, claiming he had never meant to shame women.
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1.) I appreciate your feedback and when someone from your vantage point weighs in &#8211; that warrants consideration and reflection. I’ll be more thoughtful about my words in the future. It is NEVER my intention to shame women. I apologize. Period. <a href="https://t.co/AGuK92Ls7I">https://t.co/AGuK92Ls7I</a>
&mdash; Kurt Bardella (@kurtbardella) <a href="https://twitter.com/kurtbardella/status/1590730570396377088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2022</a></blockquote>
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He then qualified his apology by stating that there was nothing wrong with the consensual activity promoted by OnlyFans and then claimed that what he had said about Boebert wasn&#8217;t really wrong since Republicans weren&#8217;t the ones who cared about issues like misogyny.
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3.) That said, I have zero appetite for the faux-outrage coming from the MAGA-ites because we all know they don’t give a rip about sexism, misogyny or equality. They are hypocrites of the first order. 
Just look at their standard-bearer
&mdash; Kurt Bardella (@kurtbardella) <a href="https://twitter.com/kurtbardella/status/1590730574880071680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;I have zero appetite for the faux-outrage coming from the MAGA-ites because we all know they don’t give a rip about sexism, misogyny or equality. They are hypocrites of the first order. Just look at their standard-bearer,&#8221; he said.
The latest vote totals at the time of publication — according to the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-abortion-donald-trump-lauren-boebert-colorado-e34286d9113587348dd5ddb052dc7385" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Associated Press</a> — showed that 98% of the votes for Colorado&#8217;s 3rd Congressional District had been tallied, and Boebert (with 50.1%) was slightly ahead of Frisch (with 49.9%) but was leading by fewer than 400 votes.

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