Lauren Boebert 'Destroyed' in House Floor Confrontation With Democrat

Social media users have reacted to a heated debate between Colorado Republican Representative Lauren Boebert and Representative Steny Hoyer, a Democrat from Maryland, over government spending, on Wednesday.

As the House was hearing amendments to the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for 2024, Boebert attempted to stop funds from the act from being used "in violation of federal immigration law for sanctuary city policies."

After Boebert's speech, Hoyer, who is the ranking member of the Appropriations Subcommittee of Financial Services & General Government, asked Boebert, "What funds in this bill are used for the purposes you are opposed to?"

Boebert said: "This is precautionary." Hoyer replied: "Precautionary for what?"

The congresswoman said sanctuary city policies are creating a surge in criminal activity in the cities where migrants come to seek asylum.

"There are sanctuary cities policies that are in place that are allowing the refuge of illegal aliens in these cities and there is an influx in crime and drugs in these cities and there's no way for these folks to even report what's taking place because they are protected under this fake policy that has been created that is subduing the actual rule of law that we have in the constitution of the United States," Boebert said.

Hoyer then asked: "I understand that, but what you've said is none of the funds in this bill can be spent for that objective. What funds are in this bill that are to be spent for that objective?"

"I have seen this administration use all sorts of funds to protect illegal aliens," Boebert argued before Hoyer said that the funds she is referencing do not exist.

"There are no funds in this bill—to do that. So, this is just an opportunity for you to stand and perhaps speak about an important subject, I understand that, but there are no funds in this bill to accomplish that objective," Hoyer said. "You don't believe the chairman would put funds in to accomplish that objective, do you?"

Newsweek reached out to Boebert and Hoyer via email for comment.

Users on social media thought Hoyer was the clear winner of the argument between the two congressmembers.

Molly Jong-Fast shared the clip on X, formerly Twitter, and wrote: "Watch @laurenboebert get destroyed.... By herself." Mike Sington also posted the video on X and wrote: "Veteran Democratic Representative Steny Hoyer pulverizes lightweight 'Vape & Grope' Representative Lauren Boebert on the House floor."

Sington was referring to Boebert's widely publicized ejection from the Buell Theater in Denver during the Beetlejuice musical in September. Boebert was caught on surveillance video vaping and being intimate with her date.

Boebert's team initially denied that the congresswoman was vaping, but after the security footage was made public, Boebert admitted that she "did not recall vaping" but "it's clear now that was not accurate." Boebert did not directly address the apparent intimacy at the time.

Following Boebert's argument with Hoyer on Wednesday, people on social media questioned her ability and experience as a congress member.

"One of the few times you will see Boebert in a direct debate with a Democrat in Congress," an X user who goes by Acyn said. "She often uses the amendment process to get attention, it seems to fall apart here."

Really American, a grassroots political organization, wrote on X: "If there's one thing you watch today, let it be Lauren Boebert demonstrating she doesn't understand *anything*, including how Congress works, while attempting to spar with Democrat Steny Hoyer."

An X user who goes by Jo posted: "@stenthoyer has served in Congress for 41 years. He was a House Majority Leader from 2007 to 2011 & again from 2019 to 2023. Lauren Boebert is a trashy idiot who shucked some dude's corncob in a theatre full of kids."

However, an X user by the name of Mark wrote that Hoyer, who is 84 years old, should retire. "He has been there too long, just like many others on BOTH sides. If President is limited to two terms then they should be also," Mark said.

X user Funnybone wrote: "Looks like an old white man whose been around way too long yelling a younger member of congress Old white men are the biggest problem in congress He looks like he belongs in a nursing home under constant supervision."