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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nathan Place

Lauren Boebert ridiculed for using nonexistent military title to defend State of the Union outburst

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Rep Lauren Boebert is facing a wave of mockery after she inadvertently invented a military rank.

The congresswoman made the flub during a speech she posted on Twitter, where she claimed a soldier’s mother had thanked her for heckling President Biden’s State of the Union address.

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