Lauren Boebert is mocked after X fight with Harris VP hopeful Pete Buttigieg

Lauren Boebert is being mocked on X after trying to prove Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wrong as the two sparred over a possible presidential debate.

Buttigieg, a contender for Kamala Harris’ running mate, posted on X criticizing Donald Trump for pulling out of his commitment to a September debate: “Has a presidential nominee ever agreed to a debate, then pulled out? Remarkable show of weakness here.”

Buttigieg’s comment came in response to a post from a reporter revealing Trump is backing out of the tentative September 10 debate on ABC News, which he originally agreed to. However, he has waved on participating since Joe Biden dropped out and Harris became the presumptive nominee. Trump’s camp has said it won’t commit to a debate until the Democratic party picks a nominee.

Representative Lauren Boebert, a Colorado Republican, responded to the transportation secretary: “Yes, actually. Biden agreed to two and backed out of the second.”

Boebert appears to be referring to Biden’s decision to drop out of the 2024 race, which would make him ineligible to debate Trump come September.

Social media users were quick to mock the Colorado right-wing lawmaker. Some just moved to correct her:

“Biden isn’t the nominee,” one user wrote.

“As he’s not a presidential candidate anymore, he didn’t back out,” another user wrote. “There is literally no reason for him to debate Trump.”

Others more outwardly criticized Boebert and the former president.

“This is the saddest attempt at shifting the focus away from the fact that Trump is too cowardly to stick with a debate he agreed to because he is afraid of Vice President Kamala Harris,” one post on X reads.

“Especially because Biden backed out because he stopped his campaign...why do