Let's talk about Trump losing Boebert by bashing Colorado.... - Belle of the Ranch

Well, howdy there Internet people. It's Belle again. So, today we're going to talk about Trump losing Boebert by bashing Colorado.

Trump vetoed the Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act passed unanimously in the House and Senate. The legislation sought to complete a project that would deliver water to southeastern Colorado. It's the last piece of the frying pan Arkansas project which was approved in 1962. According to Trump in his veto explanation, "HR 131 would continue the failed policies of the past by forcing federal taxpayers to bear even more of the massive costs of a local water project, a local water project that as initially conceived was supposed to be paid for by the localities using it. Enough is enough. My administration is committed to preventing American taxpayers from funding expensive and unreliable policies. Ending the massive cost of taxpayer handouts and restoring fiscal sanity is vital to economic growth and the fiscal health of the nation. water infrastructure is apparently no longer something taxpayers should bear the cost of.”

Then Trump moved to a new explanation later, saying, "They're wasting a lot of money and people are leaving the state. They're leaving the state in droves. Bad governor." There is no comprehensive information showing what Trump is saying about people leaving in droves. It looks like Trump's statement is based on a single survey by United Van Lines. Studies by Allied Van Lines, Atlas Van Lines, North American Moving Services, and U-Haul didn't show a significant exodus. Even the one Trump seems to be looking at only shows about 650 more outbound than inbound.

Trump appears to be losing another longtime ally over this veto. Representative Lauren Boebert said, "President Trump decided to veto a completely non-controversial bipartisan bill that passed both the House and Senate unanimously. If this administration wants to make its legacy blocking projects that deliver water to rural Americans, that's on them." She wasn't done, “We're talking about Southeast Colorado who overwhelmingly voted for President Trump in the last three elections and these are not people that should be attacked.”

That's quite the statement when you really think about it because it sounds like she thinks this is an attack, not a fiscal decision. She went on to say she hopes “this veto has nothing to do with political retaliation for calling out corruption and demanding accountability. Americans deserve leadership that puts people over politics.”

There's a widespread belief that the recent actions against Colorado, many of which primarily impact Trump's own supporters, are due to Trump's ongoing feud with the governor of Colorado. It's almost certain that the legislation has the votes to override Trump's veto, but it's unclear if Republicans in Congress are willing to risk upsetting Trump for a silly little thing like getting clean water for their supporters.

Anyway, it's just a thought. Y'all have a good day.