Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Republican from Colorado, reacted strongly to a question from a Fox News Digital reporter regarding allegations of a sexual relationship between her and Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky. The allegations were made by a woman identifying herself as Massie's ex-girlfriend. Boebert responded, "F--- you, first of all!" when the reporter brought up the claims. She criticized the question as sexist and stated, "there's your clickbait that you were looking for."
Boebert declined to discuss the allegations further during the interview. The claims were made by Cynthia West, a former congressional staffer, who accused Massie of discussing an alleged sexual encounter with Boebert shortly after his wife's death. West also alleged that Massie offered her $5,000 to drop a wrongful termination lawsuit against Rep. Victoria Spartz, an ally of Massie. These allegations emerged shortly before Massie lost his House seat in the Republican primary on May 19.
Before the contentious exchange, Boebert had been discussing Donald Trump's strategy of supporting primary challengers against Republican incumbents and expressed concern about its impact on the GOP agenda. Massie has announced his intention to file for re-election in 2028, although he has not specified which position he will seek. Boebert expressed uncertainty about Massie's future plans and criticized the reporter for shifting the conversation to the allegations.
