Biden takes aim at Rep. Boebert during visit to her Colorado district

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President Biden on Wednesday took aim at Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert during a visit to her Colorado district, blasting her efforts to repeal his climate, tax and healthcare bill.

Mr. Biden toured CS Wind, a wind tower manufacturer in Pueblo that is expanding by hiring new employees, a move the White House has directly linked to the president’s economic agenda. 

The president accused Ms. Boebert of failing to support jobs in her district by opposing his Inflation Reduction Act. Decrying Ms. Boebert as part of the “extreme MAGA movement,” the president pushed back on her claims that the law was a “massive failure.”

“You all know you are part of a massive failure?” Mr. Biden asked the crowd. “Tell that to the 850 Coloradans who got new jobs in Pueblo at CS Wind thanks to this law. Tell that to the local economy that’s going to benefit from these investments. Tell that to anyone who wants to listen.”

Ms. Boebert immediately pushed back on the president’s comments.

“If the Inflation Expansion Act was such great policy, then why did every single Republican in the House of Representatives vote against it?” she wrote on X. “This wasn’t bipartisan leadership. This was Green New Deal extremism.” 

The president’s visit and sharp criticism of Ms. Boebert suggest Democrats believe her district could be in play next year. She was reelected to a second term last year by a razor-thin margin, beating her Democratic opponent by roughly 500 votes. 

Mr. Biden won Colorado in 2020 with 55.4% of the vote, compared with 41% who voted for former President Trump. 

After ticking off some of the job creation and investments Mr. Biden said will come through the legislation, he said he was proud that it had spurred the economy in Colorado.

“None of that sounds like a massive failure to me. How about you?”

Ms. Boebert, an ally of Mr. Trump and a frequent critic of Mr. Biden, introduced articles of impeachment against the president in June over his handling of the border. The House did not take up the measure.