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GOP firebrand Lauren Boebert has been accused of “effortless racism” over a perceived dig at Democrat Al Green, who was ejected from Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress last week.
In an interview with right-wing outlet Real America’s Voice, the Colorado congresswoman accused Green, who is Black, of shaking “his pimp cane” at the president, after he stood to give a vocal protest.
The Texas rep, 77, was escorted from the chamber by the Sergeant at Arms after repeatedly shouting “you have no mandate” at Trump. Green later told reporters: “It’s worth it to let people know that there are some people who are going to stand up” to Trump.
Speaking to RAV, Boebert acknowledged those comparing Green’s protest to her own outburst during Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech to Congress in 2022.
“You had some folks on the left trying to come out early and defend this behavior and compare it to an image of Marjorie Taylor Greene and myself, who were chanting ‘Build the wall’ while all other Republicans were chanting the same phrase and they just got that one image and acted like we completely disrupted the State of the Union,” she said.
“But Al Green was given multiple opportunities to stand down, to sit down, to behave, to show decorum. And he did not… For him to go and shake his pimp cane at President Trump was absolutely abhorrent.”
The clip, circulated on social media, caused outrage, with users reminding Boebert of her and Greene’s noisy behavior, as well as her infamous ejection from a production of Beetlejuice the musical in 2023 for vaping and groping her then-date during the show.
“Effortless racism,” The Tennessee Holler wrote, sharing the clip.
“Lauren Boebert calling Sen Al Greens cane a “Pimp Cane” should be seen as racist and she should be removed from office!” wrote another BlueSky user.
“It’s not a pimp cane. It’s a cane,” added another. “Al Green is a politician who uses a tool to help him walk, just like many of his constituents who are dependent on Medicaid assistance. Lauren Boebert is being ableist with her statements.”
