Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Lauren Boebert Tried to Slam the CDC for Launching Gun Violence Study—It Did Not Go Well

Lauren Boebert Tried to Slam the CDC for Launching Gun Violence Study—It Did Not Go Well
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

For years, the powerful gun lobby supported by the vast majority of Republican elected officials has prevented even the most innocuous of legislation designed to curb the stratospheric gun violence in the United States.

Thanks to the Dickey Amendment—a 1996 law mandating that "none of the funds made available for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may be used to advocate or promote gun control"—it's often a nonstarter for the CDC to even study gun violence.


In 2018, Congress lifted these restrictions and now, under the Biden administration, CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, has vowed to use the newfound data access to study the toll of gun violence in the United States as a public health crisis.

That didn't sit well with far-right Congresswoman Lauren Boebert of Colorado, who vowed in campaign ads to carry her glock to Congress with her (she didn't) and who went viral for the slapdash display of firearms in her zoom background.

Boebert, a conspiracy theorist who is by no means a public health expert, criticized the CDC for supposedly overstepping its objective.

In addition to criticizing impending studies, Boebert also slammed the CDC for advocating for rent relief in light of the sudden unemployment of millions of Americans whose ability to pay rent was hindered.

Social media users condemned Boebert's comments, including gun law reform activists and those who lost loved ones to gun violence.





They proceeded to roast Boebert in the replies.


Boebert recently admitted that she used campaign finances to pay for personal expenses like rent and utilities.

More from People/lauren-boebert

Nathan Lane
Phillip Faraone/WireImage

Nathan Lane Reveals Frustrating Reason 'Space Jam' Director Rejected Him For Role

Actor Nathan Lane, on publicity tour for a new TV series, discussed old films and old chances in an interview with Vanity Fair recently.

The actor—a Tony, Emmy, Screen Actors Guild, and Laurence Olivier award winner—talked about how all the awards in the world did not land him a role in the iconic movie Space Jam back in 1997.

Keep ReadingShow less
Donald Trump
CNN

Trump Instantly Roasted After Announcing Awkward Name Of New Military Fighter Jet

Republican President Donald Trump proudly announced the new name honoring him for the military's new fighter jet, and the set-up for a joke couldn't have been more perfect.

“The generals picked the title," claimed the 47th President, adding, "and it’s a beautiful number, F-47.”

Keep ReadingShow less
Pete Hegseth
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Viral Post Explains Why It's So Alarming That GOP Is Using Signal App For Top Secret Chats

Amid revelations that Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg was invited into a Signal chat with high-level Trump administration officials, particularly Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, discussing military strategy surrounding their war strikes in Yemen, Threads user jeanie.online went viral after stressing why Trump administration officials are really using the app to discuss secret matters.

It's worth noting that Signal messages can be set and managed to disappear, as the team behind the app acknowledges on the Signal website:

Keep ReadingShow less
Brian Kilmeade
Fox News

Fox News Host Sparks Outrage With Disturbing Stance On Immigrant Deportations

Fox News host Brian Kilmeade enraged social media users after he said that undocumented immigrants "don't deserve" due process before getting deported.

On Monday's broadcast of the right-wing cable news channel Fox & Friends, Kilmeade stated that he didn't think it was "practical to do due process on 8 million people."

Keep ReadingShow less
Donald Trump; Janet Mills
Win McNamee/Getty Images (left and right)

Trump Dragged After Demanding 'Full-Throated Apology' From Maine's Governor

President Donald Trump was called out after reviving his feud with Maine Governor Janet Mills, demanding a "full-throated apology" after she pushed back last month against his executive order banning transgender women and girls from competing in female sports.

Last month, while discussing the order he'd signed on the issue, Trump threatened Mills after she said she would only comply with "state and federal laws," saying he'd deny federal funding for her state:

Keep ReadingShow less