Colorado Republican Representative Lauren Boebert and her voting record are facing heavy scrutiny after she criticized President Joe Biden for withdrawing from Afghanistan.
In her criticism of Biden, Boebert evoked the memory of the American withdrawal from Vietnam when the North Vietnamese took Saigon in 1975.
Boebert wrote:
"Joe Biden was in the Senate when America pulled out of Saigon in 1975. He didn't learn."
Joe Biden was in the Senate when America pulled out of Saigon in 1975.\n\nHe didn\u2019t learn.pic.twitter.com/CStVZiTYXf— Rep. Lauren Boebert (@Rep. Lauren Boebert) 1629066462
However, many were quick to point out that Boebert's record on Afghanistan has not been supportive, let alone altruistic.
Last month, Boebert was among the lawmakers who voted against H.R. 3985, the Averting Loss of Life and Injury by Expediting SIVs Act of 2021.
The legislation, otherwise referred to as the ALLIES Act, passed the House by a vote of 407-16. It was the brainchild of Democratic Representative Jason Crow, a fellow Coloradan.
Crow, who served three tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, sponsored the bill, which increases the number of immigration visas available to Afghan citizens who have helped U.S. soldiers during the 20-year conflict.
He was also among Boebert's top critics after she issued another tweet criticizing President Biden's "foreign policy decisions."
Crow wrote:
"A few weeks ago you were 1 of only 16 members of Congress who voted against my bill to expand and speed up the visa program to evacuate and save our Afghan partners."
Wait a minute. \n\nA few weeks ago you were 1 of only 16 members of Congress who voted against my bill to expand and speed up the visa program to evacuate and save our Afghan partners.https://twitter.com/laurenboebert/status/1427022804222889985\u00a0\u2026— Rep. Jason Crow (@Rep. Jason Crow) 1629085856
Others also accused Boebert of hypocrisy. In the process, Boebert's past tweets resurfaced.
You voted against giving visas to the people who helped our soldiers.\n\nWe won't forget.— Slygrammy5 \ud83d\udc9d\ud83d\ude0e\ud83d\ude33 \ud83d\ude37\ud83c\udf89 (@Slygrammy5 \ud83d\udc9d\ud83d\ude0e\ud83d\ude33 \ud83d\ude37\ud83c\udf89) 1629070937
This was you, Lauren, only a few months ago.pic.twitter.com/P5C1Pfeo86— Martijn Janssen (@Martijn Janssen) 1629066596
The Internet is forever, Lauren.pic.twitter.com/vunUhOSq1U— Darrel Pullie (@Darrel Pullie) 1629067126
Indeed. She voted against it last month. However we do understand that when you only have two brain cells, those synapses might not always fire. \n\nRep. Lauren Boebert Slams Biden's Kabul Evacuation but Voted Against Visas for Afghan Partnershttps://www.businessinsider.com/lauren-boebert-slams-biden-kabul-evacuation-but-voted-against-aid-2021-8\u00a0\u2026— Mr. Spock \ud83d\udd96 (Commentary) (@Mr. Spock \ud83d\udd96 (Commentary)) 1629135834
Apparently you vote NO for helping the Afghan.https://twitter.com/kfile/status/1427048560248430602?s=21\u00a0\u2026— Denise Wu (@Denise Wu) 1629072727
Uh, didn\u2019t you personally vote against making it expediting the removal of our Afghan allies out of Afghanistan? You being one of only 16 House Republicans who voted this way? Of course you did.\n\nYou have a lot more in common with the Taliban than you\u2019d probably like to believe.— TheValuesVoter (@TheValuesVoter) 1629066705
Boebert has repeatedly derided the Biden administration as incompetent. She earlier derided President Biden for spending time at Cape David instead of the White House.
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