Boebert Comes Out Swinging Against Trump Admin. Request for Iran War Money: 'I'm Not Doing That'
Source: mediaite
Michael Luciano Mar 20th, 2026, 12:27 am
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) said she will not support any supplemental funding bill to pay for the Iran war, no matter what the price tag is.
The Department of Defense is seeking $200 billion in supplemental funds to keep paying for the war on Iran, which President Donald Trump launched on Feb 28. The war is costing American taxpayers about $1 billion a day, to say nothing of skyrocketing gas prices.
On Thursday, CNNs Manu Raju caught up with Boebert on Capitol Hill and asked about the additional funding the Trump administration is expected to seek from Congress.
I will not vote for a war supplemental, she said. No. I am a no. Ive already told leadership. I am a no on any war supplementals. I am so tired of spending money elsewhere. I am tired of the industrial-war complex getting all of our hard-earned tax dollars. I have folks in Colorado who cant afford to live. We need America First policies right now, and that? Im not doing that.
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Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/boebert-comes-out-swinging-against-trump-admin-request-for-iran-war-money-im-not-doing-that/
For once, I approve of Boeberts comments--except for her 'America First policies" comment.
We won!
— Angry (@angrystaffer.bsky.social) 2026-03-19T01:58:25.577Z
Also give me 0 billion dollars and send more troops to the Middle East
Callie1979
(1,338 posts)2naSalit
(102,362 posts)House has to run every two years, that's why they're always looking for money, they're always campaigning. It's why we have to remove money from politics.
Wiz Imp
(9,895 posts)She has to run again in November of this year (Like ALL members of the House of Representatives)
generalbetrayus
(1,810 posts)will help her this year in her largely farming district where the price of diesel and fertilizer has skyrocketed.
Wiz Imp
(9,895 posts)The post I originally responded to was uninformed, though.
Response to Wiz Imp (Reply #8)
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Callie1979
(1,338 posts)There are 2 good Dems running but you know damn well trump went endorse them
Wiz Imp
(9,895 posts)As of today, Boebert has at least 2 Republican primary challengers. Also, in 2024 Boebert won the general election by 11%. Given the average over performance of Democrats in the past 2 years, that seat is extremely winnable for Democrats in November.
Callie1979
(1,338 posts)Yes, there's a primary that she's highly projected to win.
And she's running in the reddest district there is
The whole point is that TRUMP cant put anyone new up against her now. Too late.
Sure, the winning democrat may win & that would be great. But that wasnt the point of my post; it was that trump cant push one of his favorites
yonder
(10,287 posts)I'm betting she's feeling some heat from the natives in her rural, conservative district. A portent of things to come?
Totally unrelated but that old joke, "Death by Wampum!", just popped into my head for some reason.
mgardener
(2,345 posts)That Boebert has become a voice of reason.
Callie1979
(1,338 posts)Ol Janx Spirit
(999 posts)They will just agree to pay for it on the backs of those that can't afford it as they always do.
Will they ask billionaires to give up any of their tax breaks? No.
Will they ask the Administration to scale back on their reckless immigration actions? No.
They will squeeze everyone below the millionaire class even harder as they always do.
That's all they ever do, and Boebert will be there for it regardless of what she says today....
Bluetus
(2,717 posts)As the old story goes, we already know what you are. Now we are just negotiating the price.
Javaman
(65,652 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(20,865 posts)Is indeed a bridge too far.
Trump DID NOT go before Congress laying out the reasoned for this war. Now he is DEMANDING $200 Billion more when the DoD has been given close to a $1 Trillion Budget? Cut the man off/ Say NO Congress.
Prairie Gates
(8,072 posts)It is absolutely ridiculous for conservatives who have been yelling endlessly about budget deficits, who endorsed the ludicrous inclusion of DOGE into the federal government to save money, to then turn around and ADD $200 billion for a war that was completely unnecessary, and to a department (DoD) that already received A TRILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. Like, what the fuck do they do with the annual TRILLION dollars that three weeks of war means they need another $200 billion on top of that???
Like, how? HOW?
groundloop
(13,802 posts)SergeStorms
(20,504 posts)Trump springs for Beetlejuice tickets?
generalbetrayus
(1,810 posts)mdbl
(8,605 posts)MustLoveBeagles
(16,148 posts)popsdenver
(2,211 posts)"not including increased gas prices".........
The price for gas, for drivers in U.S. has already increased a buck a gallon.......and that translates into:
350 MILLION DOLLARS MORE,.......PER DAY,......... U.S. Drivers ARE PAYING AT THE PUMP........
And the price increase to Truckers & Trains for Diesel, and cost to airlines for Jet Fuel is even more outrageous...
PLUS, the increased Diesel prices, cause any merchandise carried by Trucks/Trains increases the price of anything we buy, on top of the inflation we are already experiencing.....Airlines are already beginning to charge more to passengers for the increased price of the airlines Jet Fuel
Oh, and the cost of the war they are saying is a Billion a Day, is a joke.........The fuel being used by Air planes and Naval ships per day, costs more than that amount..........and just think about the costs of bombs, missiles and munitions being used every every day.......