When it comes to members of Congress who have crossed Donald Trump, especially when it comes to voting to release the Epstein files, most have suffered the likely end of their political careers.
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) resigned from Congress. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) lost a Republican primary last month. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) is running for governor of South Carolina, but Trump endorsed her opponent.
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), however, is safe, mostly thanks to the timing of filing deadlines, which were back in March.
According to The Independent, Boebert talked about that this week. While Trump, calling her “weak-minded,” has threatened to back a primary challenge to Boebert, that isn’t possible because the filing deadline passed in March.
“Well, I can’t be primaried,” Boebert told the newspaper. “My primary is locked in, so I support the president, and we’re moving forward.”
Lauren Boebert on Trump wanting a primary challenge against her and beating Massie:
“Well, I can’t be primaried. My primary is locked in, so I support the president and we’re moving forward. So, I stood by the president, I stand by my friend, and I got, I got work to do.” pic.twitter.com/d69gh3WLJr
— Eric Michael Garcia (@EricMGarcia) June 4, 2026
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“I mean, yeah, you want to win, but I would say, congratulations to President Trump, this was his election to win,” Boebert added. “I don’t think the voters know exactly who Ed Gallrein is. They were voting for President Trump in that election. I wholeheartedly believe that.”
Boebert was nearly defeated in the 2022 general election by her Democratic opponent by just 546 votes, in what was the closest Congressional election in the country that year. In 2024, she had multiple Republican challengers, so she switched districts to run in a different part of Colorado, successfully winning re-election.
Also this week, Boebert criticized Rep. Thomas Kean, Jr. (R-NJ), who is running for re-election despite not appearing in public for months due to a mysterious health issue.
Rep. Lauren Boebert is outraged that fellow Republican representative, Tom Kean Jr., hasn’t voted in the Capitol and hasn’t been seen since March due to “health issues.”
“We’re supposed to be the party campaigning against working in the basement.” pic.twitter.com/1bEDfmW6Xp
— TMZ (@TMZ) June 3, 2026
“We’re supposed to be the party campaigning against working in the basement,” Boebert told TMZ.
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