Lauren Boebert says Speaker Johnsons failed spending bill would screw the US more than a Diddy freak off

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Lauren Boebert lambasted House Speaker Mike Johnson’s spending patch flop — arguing it would “screw our country more times over than a Diddy freak off.”Boebert (R-Col.) was among the 14 House Republicans who broke ranks and voted against the Johnson-backed six-month stopgap measure to avert a government shutdown Wednesday.“This CR, this continuing resolution that we’re going to vote on today, it’s going to screw our country more times over than a Diddy freak off,” Boebert vented on prison resident Steve Bannon’s “War Room” podcast ahead of the vote.Her quip about “a Diddy freak off” alludes to accusations against disgraced rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs, who was arrested Monday on charges of racketeering and sex trafficking.

Combs would allegedly force drugged-up victims to have sex with male prostitutes during days-long orgies called “freak offs.” He has pleaded not guilty and his lawyers have defended his innocence.Boebert further decried the current government funding row as “chaos” and “madness.”At the start of each new fiscal year, which is Oct.

1, Congress is obligated to fund the government or else risk a shutdown.A faction of House Republicans has a knack for rebelling against leadership plans to fund the government over frustrations with the process and deficits.

To pacify those concerns and avert a shutdown ahead of the Nov.5 election, Johnson (R-La.) attempted to pair a stopgap measure, known as a continuing resolution to keep the government funded, with the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act.The SAVE Act would require voters to show proof of citizenship to cast their ballot.

“The SAVE Act is a great bill that would secure our elections from illegal aliens voting in there, require voter ID,” Boebert said while laying out her reasons for opposing the broader package.Back in July, the House passed the SAVE Act with support from five Democrats, but it was dead ...