Video Proves Lauren Boebert LIED About Why She Missed Debt Ceiling Vote

Republican Representative Lauren Boebert claims that she missed the debt ceiling vote because she was intentionally protesting the bill. However, new video footage has emerged that shows a frantic Boebert running up the steps of the Capitol in order to cast her vote before it was too late - and she ultimately missed her window. Why can't Republicans ever just tell the truth? Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins answers that question.

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So last Wednesday evening, of course, as everybody knows, was the debt ceiling vote in the House of Representatives. It passed. We're okay, we don't have a disaster. We have disasters in the legislation, but we don't have a debt ceiling disaster at the moment. But Lauren Bobert, who was adamantly against that debt ceiling deal, didn't want anything to do with it, thought it was a horrible piece of legislation, very outspoken. Last week, she didn't show up to vote. So between Wednesday and Saturday, republicans were asking, Lauren, what the hell? You said you were so against this, and then you didn't even bother to show up to vote against it. What's going on? And she didn't answer. She wouldn't answer reporter's questions. She wouldn't answer constituents questions. So finally, about halfway through the day on Saturday, Lauren puts out a video to tell us why she bravely and boldly decided to skip that vote on the dead ceiling. Here is the video that Bobert put out this past Saturday. Take a look.

Hey everyone, I am back in Colorado, but let's talk about dc No excuses. I was ticked off. They wouldn't let me do my job, so I didn't take the vote once again. Washington's power machine shoved a multi-trillion dollar bill down our throats, refused to allow debate or amendments, disregarded everything we fought for in January to actually allow representatives to do their jobs. And instead they served us up a crap sandwich. Call it a no-show protest. But I certainly let every one of my colleagues and the country know I was against this garbage of a bill and against bypassing the voice of each representative. Deals cut in the dark are why we are headed towards 36 trillion in debt and I refuse to be a part of it.

Dang strong words, Lauren. Very strong words. I'm sure your base is happy knowing that you didn't show up because it was a no-show protest. Vote, as you said, powerful, right? Super powerful. I mean, let's just hope there's not video of you trying to run up the capitol steps in time to make it to the vote so that it doesn't prove your entire Saturday video wrong, right? Well, bad news, Lauren, because here is that very video.

No, they just closed it. Hey, close it. Yeah. Hey, yeah.

So you sprinting up those steps doesn't actually seem like you're trying to be involved in a no-show protest. Vote. It, it actually seems like maybe you forgot what your job was and you, you didn't show up and then you couldn't get in because it had been closed because the vote was taking place. Um, pretty video on Saturday though, right? I mean, very powerful language, powerful imagery. They won't let me do my job. They won't let you do your job because you don't show up. Like that's what that second video proved like, why can't I do my job? I don't know. Maybe you need to run faster. Maybe you need to get a better watch. Maybe you need to not go gallivanting around our nation's capitol when you actually need to be in the house chambers to cast a vote. I don't know. Those are just some suggestions.

But you clearly did not engage in a no-show protest vote You desperately wanted to get in there. You just lost all track of time. So I think the big question at this point is where were you? What were you doing? Right? I mean, clearly you weren't in your office.