Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado says she has been told she is among the most targeted members of Congress, describing what she called an alarming escalation in threats made against her and her staff.
Speaking with British broadcaster Piers Morgan, Boebert recalled a recent meeting convened by the House Sergeant-at-Arms. According to her, officials traveled to Colorado to brief her district staff and revealed she is ranked “number three” on a list of lawmakers facing heightened security risks.
“We certainly have increased security since then,” Boebert said. “But it hasn’t stopped.”
The Colorado Republican explained that her office has reported an uptick in threatening calls and emails in recent days—more than she said they’ve forwarded to Capitol Police and the FBI “in the past couple of months, maybe even longer than that.”
Boebert linked the surge in threats to the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed while speaking at an event in Utah last week. She told Morgan, “We’re hearing things like, ‘Charlie Kirk rightfully was murdered and you should be too.”
Threats against members of Congress have risen steadily over the past decade, according to Capitol Police, with spikes around elections and major political flashpoints. For Boebert, the threats now feel personal and immediate.
She also voiced disbelief at what she sees as celebratory reactions to Kirk’s death from some corners of the public. “I would have never expected Americans to continue down that path, to be joyful that such an amazing, Christian, faith-filled father, friend, man, leader was assassinated in front of our faces,” she said. “And they would continue with that rhetoric and rejoice in it. This is a disgusting, dark time.”
Still, Boebert struck a note of defiance and unity. She urged Americans not to allow fear or violence to become the glue that holds them together. “We don’t need an enemy to unite around,” she said. “We live in America, which is the greatest country. And we have so much to be grateful for and honor and respect one another—that alone should be what unites us.”
For now, she said, her office will continue working with security officials to monitor the threats.
