Colorado Democrats call recent actions by Elon Musk, President Trump illegal as Boebert cheers USAID gutting

[Emile]

As the billionaire adviser attempts to slash government spending, state’s members of Congress react

Colorado’s congressional Democrats criticized Elon Musk’s efforts to gut the U.S. government’s foreign aid agency and access sensitive federal data in recent days, calling the efforts by the “unelected billionaire” unlawful and pledging to take action to curb it.

“These actions are dangerous, reckless and unlawful,” U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse of Lafayette said in a statement, “and I believe we must utilize every legislative tool available to investigate, prevent and oppose these efforts.”

But U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Republican and longtime supporter of President Donald Trump, praised Musk’s work to hobble the United States Agency for International Development. Created by President John F. Kennedy and later reaffirmed as an agency and funded by Congress, it has now been placed under the authority of the U.S. State Department.

Read more at: https://www.denverpost.com/2025/02/03/colorado-elon-musk-donald-trump-jason-crow-usaid-congress/

[Vogon_Glory]

1. Boebert's district is mostly rural and agricultural

A lot of the people who voted for her and Donald John voted against their interests. Now their decision is going to bite them.

[Emile]

2. Elections have consequences and

they are about to find out.

[Vogon_Glory]

3. That they do. Too many people treat elections like American Idol and popularity contests

If those voters voted to uphold the Republic or even just ignored the bull-slingers and voted for their own special interests the last several election cycles, today’s political landscape would be drastically different.

[somsai]

4. Boebert's district is 3/4 urban getting it's population from those suburbs south of Denver which are very conservative.

Also those booming suburbs south of the Fort. Windsor, where Boebert lives and also Loveland. much of the land of Boebert's district is empty the entire eastern portion of the state. It's affluent. I don't think many people anywhere are very informed of the USAID, or other similar parts of agencies.