Lauren Boebert Attempts Trolling Pete Buttigieg Resulting In Epic Fail

Far-right Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) has a habit of attempting to troll Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg when anything goes wrong in the transportation sector. But Boebert isn’t an especially clever person, which became glaringly apparent this week when one misplaced tweet earned an epic clap-back from Buttigieg. Tweeting a fake photo of herself with a fire hose at the scene of a train disaster, she captioned the photo, “Preparing for @SecretaryPete’s next derailment!” Buttigieg retweeted it, politely reminding Boebert that her party’s budget proposals include plans to cut railroad inspections. He went on to include some facts and figures as to how GOP plans would impact rail safety. https://twitter.com/SecretaryPete/status/1649195213552771072

We estimate its impact on FRA would mean about 1,000 fewer rail safety inspection days next year and 30,000 fewer miles of track inspected annually.

If you care about preventing derailments, please change course and help us increase accountability for freight railroads. — Secretary Pete Buttigieg (@SecretaryPete) April 20, 2023

I’m just going to note that Boebert’s initial tweet garnered a tepid 4,400 Likes, while Pete’s clap back scored over 100,000 Likes. Boebert’s post was retweeted about 600 times while Pete’s was retweeted nearly 14,000 times. See? Being clever has its advantages. Of course, this is the same Boebert who once said people shouldn’t be allowed to come out until they’re 21-years-old. The Twitterverse enjoyed the shady exchange as well. https://twitter.com/TheTadghB/status/1649342598199357441

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— Brent Andrew (@SanFranciscoBA) April 21, 2023

#LaurenBoebertIsSoDumb pic.twitter.com/6lhvfooEbV

— The Mrs.Gravely (@mikeysmom04) April 20, 2023

Wow did anyone tell her it was Trump that removed the restrictions that helped prevent this kind of thing

— Tony Palladino (@pdino13a) April 21, 2023

Kudos, @SecretaryPete! Always the consummate gentleperson, replying with politeness and facts.

— pegacorn13 – https://post.news/pegacorn13 (@pegacorn_13) April 21, 2023