Congresswoman Lauren Boebert criticized for tweeting about Biden during shooting in her state
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Second Amendment advocate Lauren Boebert is facing criticism for tweeting about Joe Biden's "lid" as dozens of police rushed to a shooting at a Colorado grocery store.
Police tweeted an active shooter alert in Boulder shortly before 3 pm local time, with a video showing a handcuffed man, shirtless and covered in blood, escorted from the building about 30 minutes later.
"The White House just called a lid at 1:13 pm today. Biden is back in the basement, figuratively at least," Ms Boabert tweeted.
"Meanwhile, the country is in chaos and the border is coming apart at the seams."
The tweet, which had 6,500 likes, had 2,500 comments that heavily focused on the timing of her criticism over Joe Biden's daily schedule.
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Lauren, turn on the news.
— Charlotte Clymer 🏳️🌈 (@cmclymer) March 22, 2021
While you were tweeting this, there was an active shooter at a king soopers. You are not only a traitor, but ill equipped to do anything.
— StillDaMadGreek (@StillMadGreek) March 22, 2021
People were killed by an active shooting in YOUR state while you were thinking up this rubbish.
At least PRETEND to be a decent human being who cares about her constituents instead of just getting some cheap attention.— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) March 22, 2021
Guess all the "good guys" with guns in Colorado were busy today while more people were murdered by gun violence in a Colorado grocery store. But do go on about how I should be afraid of refugees seeking asylum #bouldershooting
— TheCrazyCatEmily (@EmilyOffTheMat) March 22, 2021
Hey, any comments on the people gunned down in Boulder while they were grocery shopping?
— Hildy Johnson (@HildyJohnson305) March 22, 2021
"Hey, any comments on the people gunned down in Boulder while they were grocery shopping?" asked one user.
Ms Boebert commented on the shooting soon after reports began to emerge, posting to both her personal and government accounts to denounce the shootings.
"My prayers are with the shoppers, employees, first responders & others affected by the shooting in Boulder," she said. "While we are still awaiting important information and details in this case, random public shootings & senseless acts of violence are never ok."
My prayers are with the shoppers, employees, first responders & others affected by the shooting in Boulder.
May God be with them.
While we are still awaiting important information and details in this case, random public shootings & senseless acts of violence are never ok.— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) March 22, 2021
As we continue to hear the news coming out of Boulder, I’m praying for the police, first responders, and those affected by this tragedy.
May God be with us as we make sense of this senseless violence, and may we unify and not divide during this time.— Rep. Lauren Boebert (@RepBoebert) March 22, 2021
It comes after Ms Boebert hit back at Twitter critics of her joke over Mr Biden's fall stumbling up the stairs of Air Force One.
“Yesterday, I put all my guns upstairs,” she wrote on Twitter, adding: “Biden can never get to them now!”
Missing the punch line, her political opponents trended the hashtag #LaurenBoebertIsSoDumb for, as one user said, "she hid her guns & then told the world where they were"
#LaurenBoebertIsSoDumb she hid her guns & then told the world where they were. pic.twitter.com/lPqk0eZGEL
— peace1 💙🇺🇸 (@peace1) March 21, 2021
In response, Ms Boebert said the hashtag was an example of the misogyny among women-hating Democrats.
“Seeing #LaurenBoebertIsSoDumb trend at number one just proves what I’ve been saying all week. The Left hates women & I’m their top target,” she said in a tweet.
