She smoked and allowed herself to be groped – in the theater: American hardliner apologizes She smoked and allowed herself to be groped – in the theater: American hardliner apologizes

Smoking, singing and touching: a US congresswoman caused a stir with her behavior during a play. 36-year-old Lauren Boebert was kicked out of a theater in the American state last weekend after other guests complained about the Republican. The incident is particularly spicy because Boebert repeatedly advocates ultra-conservative family politics and opposes drag queens, whose performances she described as too “obscene” for children. Now Boebert has apologized for her behavior in the theater.

Surveillance video of the action emerged a few days ago. You can see Boebert puffing on an e-cigarette, taking pictures of the performance with her cell phone and her and her companion apparently groping each other in public. According to The Denver Post newspaper, a pregnant woman reportedly asked Boebert to stop smoking e-cigarettes. Boebert is said to have rejected this. Finally, the Republican and her companion were escorted out by security personnel.

To many, Boebert’s behavior in the theater now seems particularly offensive given their own beliefs. The Republican has repeatedly emphasized in the past how important conservative values ​​are to her. In March, she made headlines when she repeatedly accused a Washington DC City Council member of decriminalizing public urination.

Boebert continues to polarize people in the US. She is one of the most radical Republican members of the House of Representatives and is on the far right. She is a gun nut and supporter of former President Donald Trump. Boebert had also previously made headlines when she disrupted President Joe Biden’s 2022 State of the Union address with loud banter as he spoke about supporting America’s veterans, and when she made the baseless claim against Rep. Ilhan Omar in 2021 Minnesota that she was a terrorist, for which Boebert later apologized.

The 36-year-old moved to the House of Representatives after the 2020 election and only narrowly defended her seat in her Colorado constituency two years later. There she ran a café for a while where weapons were openly carried.

After the incident in the theater, a spokesperson for Boebert denied that the MP had smoked an e-cigarette. He blamed the steam from a smoke machine. “The past few days have been difficult and humbling, and I am truly sorry,” Boebert said in a statement made available to US media. She initially did not remember smoking an e-cigarette when discussing the incident with her team, the report said. She also discussed her “difficult divorce” and not sticking to her values ​​in the theater. (lacquer/sda/dpa)