Colorado Republican Representative Lauren Boebert unleashed a torrent of ridicule and reproach against Democratic officials as she took the stage Saturday in the lead-up to President Trump’s speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
After stirring up the crowded Dallas crowd by stating that if Republicans retake Congress in the upcoming midterm elections, she plans to press charges against Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and indict the Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas. roars and cheers as she tweeted from the podium, “when Republicans recapture the majority, you pay the price for silencing Americans.” (RELATED: Jury Orders Alex Jones to Pay Additional $45.2 Million in Punishment Compensation to Sandy Hook Family)
.@Twitter @facebook @instagramwhen Republicans regain the majority, you pay the price for silencing Americans.
— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) August 6, 2022
Boebert and two other prominent conservative women, the Republican nominees for governors of Michigan and Arizona, Tudor Dixon and Kari Lake, spoke with increasing enthusiasm and defiance, setting a tone that continued with former President Trump’s own speech.
When Trump finally took the stage, he called for “a crippling defeat” of Democrats to save the country. “We want to be populist,” he continued, “because we love our country.”
Trump’s explicit endorsement of populism mirrored the opening speech of Hungarian populist President Viktor Orban, who himself provoked a response from the mainstream media. The conference’s remarkable populist theme continued with a speech by Brexit engineer and British politician Nigel Farage.