Lauren Boebert Blasted for Calling White House Press Secretary ‘DEI Hire’

Colorado Republican Representative Lauren Boebert is facing criticism after she referred to White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre as a “DEI hire.”

In a recent tweet, Boebert took aim at Jean-Pierre, a Columbia University graduate and the first Black gay woman to serve as the top White House spokesperson, accusing her of being hired as part of a diversity, equity, and inclusion program to improve representation.

“I couldn’t care less about what @PressSec has to say today,” Boebert wrote on X on Tuesday. “It’s between 10am-4pm which means ‘President’ Joe Biden supposedly should be coherent enough to take a few questions from the press. Instead, Americans are supposed to listen to the discredited DEI hire. PASS.”

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Boebert quickly faced criticism from other X users after her comment, which many deemed “racist.”

“DEI hire? Not only was that incredibly racist, it was disrespectful. A sitting Congresswoman should be better than that,” one user said. “Remember, elections have consequences. I guess the Republican Party is the party of racism and bigotry.”

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