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Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, who lost her seat to a Democratic challenger in one of the biggest upsets of the midterm elections, posted a farewell video on social media declaring that “God gets this.”
X users ridiculed the post, accusing her of hypocrisy over her Christian posts, with some citing her infamous withdrawal from a Denver theater performance in 2023, one of many personal controversies that followed her throughout her three terms in Congress.
The race was called Friday for Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher, a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral and former member of the National Security Council. It’s a major upset in a heavily Republican district that President Donald Trump won by 18 points in 2024.
After the loss, Boebert shared a video on X reflecting on his political rise at his former gun-themed restaurant, Shooters Grill, in Rifle, Colorado.
“Years ago, while praying fervently in my restaurant in Rifle, Colorado, I cried out, “Here I am, Lord! Send me!’” Boebert wrote in his post. “I didn’t know at that time where he would send me. He sent me to 53 counties in Colorado and to our nation’s Capitol. He sent me to serve.”
She added, “The time has come for me to be sent to another unknown place. God got it. He held us! Jesus is Lord and I am proud to live in the greatest country in the world! Stay tuned!”
Her post, which had racked up more than a million views as of Saturday, was quickly mocked in the comments.
“He sent you to the Beetlejuice play,” one person responded, referring to the time Boebert was escorted out of a performance of “Beetlejuice” in Denver in 2023 — clips of which were featured prominently in Democratic attack ads this cycle.
“Trying to convince us that you are a real Christian is by far the most ridiculous part of your tweet,” another user responded.
“LOL, you lost,” said another. “God answered our prayers,” someone else posted.
“If God really sent Lauren Boebert to Congress, I think it’s time to seriously question her recruiting process,” another user joked.
His defeat follows his decision in 2024 to move to the more conservative 4th District, after narrowly surviving his re-election campaign in the 3rd District two years earlier.
Earlier in the week, as Laubacher attended new member orientation on Capitol Hill, Boebert blamed his low vote count on campaign spending. She told reporters outside the Capitol that “a lot of money was thrown at my head,” calling the spending “gross.”
As reported The Washington PostLaubacher raised more than $13 million during the cycle, compared to Boebert’s $1.2 million. Boebert also told Scripps News on Wednesday that she does not plan to run for office again in 2028.
Laubacher, a former Republican who switched parties after retiring from the Navy in 2024, campaigned as a moderate focused on serving voters rather than partisanship.
“These were people who felt like they weren’t being heard and weren’t being served,” Laubacher told the Job earlier in the week.
Colorado-based Republican strategist Dennis Lennox told the Job that Boebert’s tenure was defined by “six years of endless errors, scandals and controversies.”
First elected in 2020 after gaining national attention for taking on Beto O’Rourke on gun control, Boebert quickly became a prominent figure in the MAGA movement.
However, his time in Washington was repeatedly overshadowed by public incidents and controversies.
Boebert had also strained his relationship with Trump in 2025 after joining three other House Republicans to force a vote on releasing additional records related to Jeffrey Epstein, and after campaigning for Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky.
Although Trump criticized her earlier in the year, he ultimately supported her in late October.
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