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Littwin: Trump dumps Boebert, Bennet dumps Polis as the Colorado political world continues to churn

Coloradosun · · 1409 words · By Mike Littwin; Larry Ryckman
Trump vs. GOP Allies Political Loyalty Executive Power Abuse
open_in_new Read the original article: https://coloradosun.com/2026/05/20/boebert-trump-bennet-polis-opinion-littwin/

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Loaded Language 95% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Name Calling / Labeling 90% confidence
Attaching a negative label to a person or group to reject them without evidence.
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Doubt 70% confidence
Questioning the credibility of a source or claim without providing evidence.
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Appeal to Anger 80% confidence
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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 85% confidence
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19 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Trump called Boebert “weak-minded,” “dumb,” “foolish” and “A Carpetbagger indeed!””
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The provided evidence describes Truth Social and general Trump-Musk feuds, but contains no mention of specific insults directed at Lauren Boebert.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From June to September 2025, businessman and former presidential advisor Elon Musk and U.S. president Donald Trump engaged in a series of social media attacks, primarily across X (formerly Twitter) an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump–Musk_feud
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Truth Social is an American alt-tech social media platform owned by Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), an American company majority-owned by US president Donald Trump. It has been called a "Twitte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_Social
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (TMTG) is an American media and technology company headquartered in Sarasota, Florida. It runs the Truth Social social-media platform and is majority-owned by the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Media_&_Technology_Group
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“Trump has called [Thomas Massie] “the Worst Republican Congressman in the History of Our Country.””
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While evidence confirms Trump endorsed Ed Gallrein against Thomas Massie, the specific quote calling Massie 'the Worst Republican Congressman in the History of Our Country' is not present in the provided search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_House_of_Re…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Thomas Harold Massie (born January 13, 1971) is an American politician and engineer. A member of the Republican Party, Massie has been the United States representative for Kentucky's 4th congressional…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Massie
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From June to September 2025, businessman and former presidential advisor Elon Musk and U.S. president Donald Trump engaged in a series of social media attacks, primarily across X (formerly Twitter) an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump–Musk_feud
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“Ed Gallrein, the handpicked former Navy SEAL, won the primary Tuesday night.”
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Multiple independent sources (NPR, AP via web search, and a news report on Kentucky's 4th District) confirm that Ed Gallrein defeated Thomas Massie in the GOP primary on Tuesday night.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Kentucky Senate election was held on November 5, 2024. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on May 21. Half of the senate (all odd-numbered seats) was up for election. Fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Kentucky_Senate_election
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_House_of_Re…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Thomas Harold Massie (born January 13, 1971) is an American politician and engineer. A member of the Republican Party, Massie has been the United States representative for Kentucky's 4th congressional…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Massie
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“the deadline for filing for the June 30 Colorado primaries has ended.”
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A search result from 'Colorado Politics' explicitly states that for the June 30 Republican primary, the 'candidate filing deadline already passed.'
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Colorado gubernatorial election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Colorado. Incumbent Democratic governor Jared Polis is ineligible to seek re-election to a third con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Colorado_gubernatorial_el…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States Senate election in Colorado will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Colorado. Primary elections will be held on…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elec…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tina Marie Peters (born September 11, 1955) is an American politician who served as County Clerk of Mesa County, Colorado, from 2019 to 2023. In 2021, she was temporarily suspended by the Colorado Sec…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Peters_(politician)
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“Michael Bennet dropped the big one on CNN, saying that if he were elected governor, he would definitely not appoint Jared Polis to take his place in the Senate.”
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Both CNN Politics and another news source (byu/tobinjstone) report that Senator Michael Bennet stated he would not appoint Jared Polis to his Senate seat if he were elected Governor.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jared Schutz Polis ( POH-liss; né Schutz; born May 12, 1975) is an American politician, entrepreneur, businessman, and philanthropist serving since 2019 as the 43rd governor of Colorado. From 2009 to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Polis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael Farrand Bennet (born November 28, 1964) is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Colorado, a seat he has held since 2009. A member of the Democra…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bennet
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of nationwide public opinion polls that were conducted relating to the Democratic primaries for the 2024 United States presidential election. The persons named in the polls were declare…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2024_D…
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“Polis called him a few days ago to ask not to be considered for the job”
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The evidence mentions phone calls between Trump and Polis regarding Tina Peters, but there is no evidence provided that Polis called Bennet to ask not to be considered for the job.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jared Polis of Colorado when the two men talked on the phone last fall: Free Tina Peters. Mr. Trump had already publicly demanded freedom for Ms. Peters, a former county clerk jailed for her role in a…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/us/politics/jared-polis-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — Michael Farrand Bennet is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Colorado, a seat he has held since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, he was appoint…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bennet
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web search NEUTRAL — Senator Bennet Says Tina Peters Decision was Disqualifying for Polis, Would Not Appoint Him to Senate byu/tobinjstone inDenver. The way the governor presented this immediately caused a strong negative…
https://tech-oracle.com/liberal-colorado-turns-on-jared-poli…
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“Bennet told CNN’s Kaitlin Collins that Polis’ “terrible” commutation of election grifter Tina Peters was “disqualifying,””
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CNN Politics and another source confirm that Bennet told Kaitlin Collins (or discussed on CNN) that Polis's commutation of Tina Peters was 'disqualifying.'
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“Polis’ insistence that Peters’ conviction had nothing to do with the 2020 election”
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“Polis’ decision, which allows Peters to leave prison on June 1, having served only 17 months of her nine-year-sentence”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm the specific date of June 1 or the exact duration of 17 months served for Tina Peters.
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“AG Weiser, of course, is Bennet’s opponent in the Dem primary to succeed Polis”
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No evidence was provided regarding Phil Weiser's candidacy in a Democratic primary against Michael Bennet for governor.
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“Marjorie Taylor Greene... said Trump’s outburst is less about Massie and more about Trump’s links to Jeffrey Epstein.”
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“There were only 4 of us, Republicans, that signed the discharge petition to force the vote to release the Epstein files. Thomas Massie, Nancy Mace, Lauren Boebert, and myself.”
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“Boebert... tweeted: “Yes, I saw the President’s post. No, I’m not mad or offended. I knew the risks when I agreed to stand by my friend Thomas Massie. I was, and will be, America First, America Always, and MAGA.””
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“Trump once linked Cruz’s father to Lee Harvey Oswald.”
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“Trump once said of Little Marco, “Marco Rubio is a total lightweight who I wouldn’t hire to run one of my smaller companies — a highly overrated politician!””
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“the $1.8 billion Treasury Department slush fund that the Justice Department gave to Trump — in a settlement of a $10 billion Trump lawsuit against the IRS”
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“the funding is scheduled to end on Dec. 15, 2028.”
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“Trump’s Justice Department on Tuesday expanded the agreement with Trump to bar the IRS from pursuing tax claims against the president, his family or his businesses.”
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“Boebert finally admitted that Trump’s veto of her unanimously passed bill that would have brought clean water to 50,000 southeast Colorado residents was revenge against Colorado for keeping Tina Peters in prison.”
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