Lauren Boebert grills DC witness over public urination and the internet just can’t with her

While many other lawmakers argued over gun control yesterday in the wake of the Nashville shooting, Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert had other things on her mind.

Public urination.

Specifically, the possible decriminalization of public urination in DC.

Footage of MAGA-Republican Boebert grilling a witness in congress on the issue has gone viral. And not for any reason Boebert would welcome. It’s because she manages to yet again demonstrate not having a clear understanding of a topic that outrages her.

Boebert was questioning city councilmember Charles Allen during a GOP-led “Overdue Oversight of the Capital City” session. Allen chaired a DC judiciary committee that looked at revising the Washington DC criminal code.

Watch below.

Boebert wanted Allen to explain why he had led efforts to decriminalize public urination in DC.

“You led the charge to reform DC’s crime laws. Is that correct?” Boebert asked.

Allen said: “I chaired the committee that proposal came from, yes.”

Boebert said: “You led the charge, yes sir. And these changes are now law here in DC. Correct?”

Allen said: “You mean the revised criminal code? No, those are not the law.”

Clueless

Undeterred by facts, Boebert pressed on.

“Did you or did you not decriminalize public urination in Washington DC? Did you lead the charge to do so?” she continued.

Allen said: “No. The revised criminal code left that as a criminal.”

Again, Boebert asked: “Did you lead the charge to decriminalize public urination in Washington DC?

Allen said: “No, ma’am.”

Sensing her argument was going nowhere, Boebert tried another tack.

“Did you ever vote in favor of decriminalizing public urination in Washington DC?”

“The revised criminal code that was passed by the council kept it as a criminal offense,” Allen replies.

“Did you ever support this criminal” offense status?” Boebert asks, now getting desperate.

“I voted for it, yes,” says Allen.

Boebert said: “You voted to keep it as a criminal offense?”

Allen said: “That’s correct. The full council did.”

Boebert eventually gives up and yields her time.

Twitter reacts to Boebert

Online, many were unimpressed by her performance.

“Congresswoman, if you want to urinate in public, just say so.”— SnarkTank (@TheSnarkTank99) March 29, 2023

@laurenboebert: "Did you or did you not make this thing I don't like a law?"
"No. That thing you don't like is not a law and still a criminal offense."
"But didn't you vote to decriminalize it?"
"No."
"But weren't you in favor of it?"
"No."

Just an embarrassing interaction.— Ron Clements (@Ron_Clements) March 29, 2023

This is what Bobo is wasting our tax dollars. Public urination. It's like living in a SNL skit.— LJK (@Zzozzy623) March 29, 2023

Narrator: "Well, she really pissed that one away"— Michael Muscato (@michael_muscato) March 29, 2023

They really just let anyone be in congress these days huh— John Sezer (@JohnnyBoySezer) March 29, 2023

if you think lauren boebert's obsession with people peeing in dc is new, well, urine for a surprise https://t.co/e4EH2JHtb7— Aaron Fritschner (@Fritschner) March 29, 2023

Lol she *so* wants to be AOC, but her one braincell just isn't up to the task.— Matt Hamilton (@HammerToe) March 29, 2023

It was much funnier live to watch the logical gymnastics and it’s like holy shit, how is she so bad at this.— Melissa Wasser (she/her) (@Melissa_Wasser) March 29, 2023