Conservative firebrand cruises to primary win despite clash with Trump

Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., clinched her Republican primary after running unopposed to represent Colorado's 4th Congressional District on Tuesday evening, setting herself up to pursue a fourth term.Despite notable clashes with House GOP leadership and President Donald Trump, Boebert emerged from her primary largely unscathed, separating herself from the three other Republicans who voted with Democrats to advance the Epstein Files Transparency Act.If reelected in the state’s Nov.3 general election, she will be the only one remaining next Congress among fellow GOP rebels Rep.

Thomas Massie, R-Ky.; Rep.Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga.; and Rep.

Nancy Mace, R-S.C.Greene, a once-outspoken backer of the president, resigned her seat at the beginning of the year when the two split on foreign aid, government transparency and federal spending.THE REVOLT OF MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE, NOW DONALD TRUMP’S FIERCEST CRITICRep.Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., previously represented Hurd's district before moving across Colorado for a more Republican-leaning seat in 2024.

(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)Although he’s presently still in office, Massie lost a primary bid to a Trump-backed challenger earlier this year.And Mace, who ran for governor in the Palmetto State, fell woefully short of capturing the GOP nomination after Trump declined to endorse her.Despite outlasting her fellow GOP colleagues, Boebert hasn’t fully escaped Trump’s wrath.The president noted that Boebert had changed districts to run for a considerably safer seat and appeared ready to test the waters against her.TRUMP THREATENS TO PULL BOEBERT ENDORSEMENT, CALLS CONGRESSWOMAN ‘WEAK MINDED’ OVER MASSIE SUPPORTRep.

Thomas Massie speaks with supporters after his concession speech in Hebron, Ky., on May 19, 2026.(Jon Cherry/Getty Images)"Is anyone interested in running against weak-minded Lauren Boebert in Colorado’s fourth congressional district?" Trump said in a post to Truth Social in May."You remember Lauren moved...

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