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Lauren Boebert Hints Trump Vetoed Key Project Over Her Epstein Vote

Trump vetoed the water-project bill and said he opposed taxpayer funding for what he called expensive and unreliable policies.

Lauren Boebert Hints Trump Vetoed Key Project Over Her Epstein Vote
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Rep. Lauren Boebert criticized President Donald Trump’s veto of a regional clean-water project and suggested it could be retaliation for her vote to release the Epstein files.

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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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