Lauren Boebert tells The Independent what she wants from Biden’s SOTU

Colorado Rep Lauren Boebert has told The Independent that she hopes that President Joe Biden “will finally admit that it’s his disastrous policies that are destroying our country”.

Ms Boebert, who was seen chatting to ousted former Rep George Santos earlier in the night, made the comment shortly before the State of the Union on Thursday night.

This comes after Ms Boebert was reported to be seeking revenge on the state official who supported removing Donald Trump from her state’s ballot.

The Colorado Supreme Court ruled last December that Mr Trump was ineligible to serve as President under the US Constitution’s insurrection clause, disqualifying him from the state ballot. The ruling was overturned by a unanimous decision from the US Supreme Court this week.

Ms Boebert, a staunch Republican and long-time ally to Mr Trump, called for Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold to be removed from her position following the ruling.

“You have no business in the Secretary of State’s office and shouldn’t oversee an election in which you have shown a clear bias,” Ms Boebert wrote on X. “You’re unfit. Time for you to be RECALLED!”

Ms Boebert was responding to a statement from Ms Griswold expressing her disappointment at the Supreme Court’s decision to take away states’ authority to enforce the US Constitution’s insurrection clause for federal candidates.

Just hours later, Ms Boebert posted a letter on X addressed to Ms Griswold making her intentions clear.

“We are actively building a grassroots coalition of Coloradans and Americans to begin the process of holding you accountable for your attack on our elections and the voting rights of millions of Coloradans,” the letter reads. “All legal options available to us will be