Lauren Boebert slams Trump’s ‘endless wars’ in blistering takedown and cries election fraud as she teeters on being ousted from Congress

Lauren Boebert criticised Donald Trump’s handling of the Iran war, saying voters’ lesson from Republican losses was that leaders should not start “endless wars”. The Colorado Republican was also trailing Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher in the state’s 4th Congressional District, in a result that would mark a sharp reversal for a prominent Trump ally.

The Associated Press had Boebert behind with more than 95 per cent of the vote counted, three days after the election; her campaign said it was investigating “unusual voter patterns” and would challenge every ballot. Boebert had won the district by 11.6 percentage points in 2024, despite its rating as leaning Republican. Laubacher, a retired Navy rear admiral, had criticised Boebert for opposing measures to restrict military action in Iran. Democrats also flipped Colorado’s 8th District, while other congressional races remained competitive.