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Lauren Boebert says she hopes Trump's veto isn't retaliation for "calling out corruption and demanding accountability"

Trump vetoed the bill, prompting Boebert to question whether the decision was political retaliation.

Lauren Boebert says she hopes Trump's veto isn't retaliation for "calling out corruption and demanding accountability"
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This article1 analysis · Oct 12, 2026
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Lauren Boebert said she hopes President Donald Trump’s veto of a bipartisan drinking-water project bill was not retaliation for her push to release the Epstein files. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper also criticized the veto or urged Congress to overturn it.

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Donald Trump
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President who vetoed the drinking-water project bill

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Representative whose comments linked Trump’s veto to her advocacy for releasing the Epstein files

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Michael F. Bennet
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Senator who supported Boebert and called the veto a “revenge tour”

John W. Hickenlooper
D · CO · SEN

Senator who urged Congress to overturn the veto

Marjorie Taylor Greene
Former U.S. Representative (R-GA)

Representative mentioned for her earlier support of releasing the Epstein documents

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Boebert Criticizes Trump's Veto of a Bipartisan Bill

President Donald Trump vetoed a bipartisan Colorado water-project bill, and Rep. Lauren Boebert criticized the decision, suggesting it could be retaliation for her support of releasing Epstein-related files. The White House cited the project’s cost to taxpayers. Left-leaning outlets foreground Boebert’s suggestion that the veto was tied to her Epstein-files vote. Center outlets also emphasize the retaliation claim, while some add the White House’s cost rationale and Boebert’s efforts to keep the project moving. Right-leaning outlets pair her retaliation question with Trump’s stated cost rationale.

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