Lauren Boebert Spotted Trying to Schmooze Trump’s Chief of Staff – But There Was Just ‘One Small Problem’

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Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) reportedly suffered from an incident of mistaken identity during President Donald Trump’s inaugural festivities over the weekend.

The Spectator’s Cockburn gossip column, known for both its acerbic bite and reliable reporting, offered insight into the goings-on at various pre-inauguration events and balls.

While at the “super-exclusive Crypto Ball at the Mellon Auditorium on Friday,” for example, Cockburn noted:

George Santos posed for selfies as Scott Presler floated around. Cockburn caught up with Joy Villa — now also into crypto, of course — who had modified her trademark “Trump gown” by Andre Soriano to make it “a bit more dark MAGA to celebrate his second term.”

Up on stage, Snoop Dogg was DJ’ing — in something of an about-turn for the rapper who was so critical of Trump in 2017 and of Kanye West when he backed the president in his first term. Cockburn filled up on crab cakes before stepping outside. Out front, he saw Vivek Ramaswamy, now no longer of “DoGE,” heading toward a car with a mob of security. “Good luck for governor!” a crypto bro yelled at Vivek, ahead of his soon-to-be announced entry into the Ohio gubernatorial race. Vivek gave a thumbs-up and thanked him as he kept moving.

Among the celebrity sightings and comical interactions Cockburn documented was Boebert, the scandal-plagued Colorado Republican and MAGA star. The columnist dubbed Boebert the “Socialite of the weekend” and wrote:

Colorado congresswoman Lauren Boebert, who spent a decent chunk of Saturday’s America First Policy Institute ball trying to ingratiate herself with Susie Wiles. One small problem: she wasn’t talking to Wiles, just a woman from the Midwest who looks slightly like her.

“Boebert was also spotted attempting to big-time her way into VIP with her sculpted himbo companion. On Sunday she found herself in a spirited discussion with staff in VIP at the Turning Point USA ball, as well as cutting a rug with Kid Rock,” added Cockburn.

The anecdote about Boebert mistaking Trump’s Chief of Staff Susie Wiles for someone else was quickly shared online and went viral on X.