Boebert Calls for Cheney, Kinzinger To Be Kicked Out of House Republican Conference

Freshman Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) is labeling members of her party a “cancer” for accepting appointments from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to serve on a committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

On Thursday, Boebert blasted Reps. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) and Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) for accepting nominations to the committee and called for them to be kicked out of the conference

“Sadly, since coming to Congress in January, I’ve seen firsthand that Representatives Kinzinger and Cheney have done more to hurt the Republican conference than help them. While working for Adam Schiff and Nancy Pelosi, these members should not be allowed in our closed-door private meetings, or even the Republican cloakroom,” she said.

She continued, “Both Liz and Adam have stood by and simped for Pelosi as she has consolidated power in her office and trampled the Constitution.”

As Connor Howlett, a digital strategist for Turner PR in New York City, explained to CNN, “‘Simp’ is slang for a person (typically a man) who is desperate for the attention and affection of someone else.”

The Colorado Congresswoman went on to blast Cheney and Kinzinger for not defending her, but supporting Pelosi’s decision to reject two of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) picks to serve on the Jan. 6 committee.

Finally, she said, “They are a cancer to our party and to our caucus, and they must be expelled from our conference.”