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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rachel Sharp

Veteran widow at State of the Union hits out at Boebert’s heckling and calls for her removal from Congress

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The widow of a US veteran who was honoured in Joe Biden’s State of the Union has slammed Lauren Boebert for being “disrespectful” to soldiers who died serving their country after she heckled the president’s speech.

Danielle Robinson told The Independent that Rep Boebert’s outburst in the middle of the president’s comments about supporting veterans was a “slap in the face” to people like her late husband Sgt 1st Class Heath Robinson.

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