'Hateful bigot': Rep. Lauren Boebert torched for offensive tweet about transgender government official
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) is facing blowback for her offensive tweet targeting Dr. Rachel Levine, the assistant health secretary who has been sworn in as the first four-star, transgender admiral of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
According to HuffPost, the conspiracy theory-pushing Republican lawmaker reacted to Levine's appointment with an image of Levine and a caption that read, "Welcome to woke medicine, America."
Welcome to woke medicine, America.pic.twitter.com/OfKWX2GM90— Lauren Boebert (@Lauren Boebert) 1634690771
Almost immediately after making the offensive remark, Boebert — who has a history of making homophobic and transphobic remarks— received a litany of responses from Twitter critics who accused her of spewing hatred.
Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) defended Levine, highlighting her professional accolades. According to the Democratic lawmaker, Levine is "an accomplished pediatrician, a graduate of Harvard and Tulane, a former fellow at one of America's top teaching hospitals, a professor who created medical programs at Penn State to help young people, and PA's former Physician General."
Beyer added that Boebert, however, is "just a hateful bigot."
Dr. Levine is an accomplished pediatrician, a graduate of Harvard and Tulane, a former fellow at one of America's top teaching hospitals, a professor who created medical programs at Penn State to help young people, and PA's former Physician General.\n\nYou are just a hateful bigot.https://twitter.com/laurenboebert/status/1450624350592327687\u00a0\u2026— Rep. Don Beyer (@Rep. Don Beyer) 1634694183
One user highlighted the problem with Boebert's actions and her poor use of her platform.
"Imagine being so hateful that, while claiming to be a freedom-loving, Christian 'patriot,' you use your elected position to spew hatred toward someone who's achieved more than you can dare to dream," one user wrote. "IMO, that's the epitome of disgusting. What a disgrace you are to OUR country."
Imagine being so hateful that, while claiming to be a freedom loving, Christian "patriot", you use your elected position to spew hatred toward someone who's achieved more than you can dare to dream. IMO, that's the epitome of disgusting. What a disgrace you are to OUR country.— Hellina Handbasket (aka ShmoopsyPooh) (@Hellina Handbasket (aka ShmoopsyPooh)) 1634691226
Another user wrote, "What is your point? That the most qualified, regardless of people's bigotry, will get the job. Yes. Welcome to woke medicine in America and it is beautiful."
What is your point? That the most qualified, regardless of people\u2019s bigotry, will get the job. Yes. Welcome to woke medicine in America and it is beautiful.— Hello. Is it me you\u2019re looking for (@Hello. Is it me you\u2019re looking for) 1634695847
The more woke the better!\n\nAdmiral Rachel Levine is accomplished doctor. As the Assistant Secretary of Health, she's working to improve the health and wellbeing of all Americans. \n\nRep. Boebert, use your platform to raise people up, not denigrate them.— Cynical Dreamer (@Cynical Dreamer) 1634695643
Highly qualified people holding positions of responsibility in government once again? Yeah, I would hope that\u2019s how we do it in America.— Nick Lloyd (@Nick Lloyd) 1634694572
