GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert, who gained prominence after pledging to carry a handgun in the Capitol, triggered an avalanche of negative comments after she mocked a 20-year-old gun-control activist who survived the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida for condemning gun violence.
David Hogg, who became an outspoken supporter of gun control after a gunman killed 17 people at his high school in Parkland, Florida, had initially tweeted at Boebert and her fellow freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, saying they represented the “real threats” inside Congress.
“They can put up all the fencing around the capitol the real threats of @mtgreenee and @laurenboebert will still be inside until @GOPLeader takes a stand,” he said.
Boebert fired back, tweeting: “David, please. We all saw how tough you were when questioned face to face. Give your keyboard a rest, child.”
Both Boebert and Taylor Greene, who were tagged in the tweet, have promoted baseless claims challenging President Donald Trump’s reelection defeat and have associated themselves with the QAnon conspiracy theory.
Twitter users came in defense of Hogg, blasting the Colorado congresswoman for promoting violence.
Nobody shot up your high school and you still couldn’t graduate.
— Devin Nunes’ cow 🐮 (@DevinCow) January 29, 2021
This burn is so good it’s almost indecent. Like indecent exposure. Like…
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) January 29, 2021
I'm sorry, Lauren, I didn't realize you have children. I'll hope they become good humans despite you.
— John Pavlovitz (@johnpavlovitz) January 29, 2021
-Waisting tax dollars to throw a hissy fit over not being able to bring a gun into Congress
-Waisting tax dollars attacking college students on Twitter
Is there anything you actually do for your constituents other than waist their money?
— David Hogg (He / Him) (@davidhogg111) January 29, 2021
This treasonous un-American person isn't worth it, David. Keep doing the great things that you do.
— Andrew Goss 👊USAF👊 (@Goss30Goss) January 29, 2021
She comes close to the bottom.
— Andrew Goss 👊USAF👊 (@Goss30Goss) January 29, 2021
The big difference between you and @davidhogg111 is that when HIS institution was attacked, he didn't tweet out the location of potential victims.
— Fr. Robert R. Ballecer, SJ (@padresj) January 29, 2021
.@davidhogg111 had more maturity, insight & integrity than you when he was still in diapers. Child.
— Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸 (@NickKnudsenUS) January 29, 2021
You're a horrible person. Your treasonous actions will NEVER be forgotten. History will NOT judge you kindly.
— Andrew Goss 👊USAF👊 (@Goss30Goss) January 29, 2021
Funny how the child is so much more adult than you.
But if he's a child, why are you attacking him?
Have you always been such a despicable person or do you do this for attention?
— Khashoggi’s Ghost (@UROCKlive1) January 29, 2021
Is there a contest along the GOP freshmen to see which one of you can be the shittiest human being?
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) January 29, 2021
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