Biden visits Boebert's district to reject Republican criticism of green policies
In Colorado, President Joe Biden has said Rep_ Lauren Boebert was wrong to describe his policies as “a massive failure."
PUEBLO, Colo. — President Joe Biden used a backdrop of the world's largest facility for wind tower manufacturing to sharpen his criticism of Republicans Wednesday, saying the company's expansion validates an environmental agenda his political opponents want to undo.
The company that Biden visited, CS Wind, is on the home turf of Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, who has described the president's climate policies as “a massive failure.”
«Did you all know that you’re part of a massive failure?” Biden said to the workers and local officials gathered for his speech as he touted hundreds of new jobs fueled by tax incentives for clean energy initiatives. “None of that sounds like a massive failure to me. How about you?”
Biden’s rebuttal to Boebert was fresh evidence of the Democratic president's intention to more aggressively push back against what he calls “MAGA Republicans.» He has been struggling with low approval ratings, and Democrats are anxious for him to gain ground politically ahead of a likely rematch against Donald Trump next year.
Boebert, who has cultivated a national reputation as a right-flank insurgent, taunted Biden from Washington, where she said, “I hope there’s not a silver alert that goes out for him” during his trip. The alerts can be sent for missing elderly people with dementia.
Pueblo, a city of about 110,000 south of Denver, is one of the anchors of Colorado’s sprawling 3rd Congressional District, which covers more ground than Pennsylvania. Boebert won her seat in 2020 and barely held on to it during the 2022 midterms.
Democrats are eyeing it as one of their top pickup
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