When President Donald Trump was sworn in for his return to workplace Monday for a second time period, it was a historic second for the nation — and a comparatively muted one for a lot of Colorado’s highest profile politicians.
Some Colorado Democrats have been uncharacteristically silent on the occasion and what Trump stated from the U.S. Capitol.
Right here’s a roundup of notable public feedback by Colorado officers:
Gov. Jared Polis, who attended the inauguration because the chair of the Nationwide Governor’s Affiliation, reiterated a weekend assertion in an X publish Monday: “The connection between states and the federal authorities is crucial to getting issues executed and delivering for Individuals, and I look ahead to ensuring that the voice of the Governors and the states is heard in Washington D.C.”
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, the Republican congresswoman for jap Colorado within the 4th Congressional District, tweeted “Daddy’s house!!” paired with Time Journal’s current cowl illustration exhibiting Trump again on the desk within the Oval Workplace. In a follow-up assertion, she stated Trump’s inauguration “marks the beginning of a brand new, magnificent period for America.”
“Coloradans ought to know that President Trump and Vice President Vance will put their pursuits first and I’m thrilled to work with them to enact an agenda that prioritizes the 4th District’s wants,” she wrote. “We are going to unleash our oil & fuel producers to make America vitality dominant, safe our Southern border to guard our households from crime and fentanyl, and get our ranchers, farmers, and Colorado’s agriculture neighborhood the help they should proceed feeding households throughout our state and nation.”
U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen, a Democrat who represents the seventh Congressional District within the middle of the state, quoted former President Joe Biden in her personal X publish: “You may’t love your nation solely once you win.”
“Whereas that is removed from what we needed to see, I’ll nonetheless attempt to work with the brand new administration when doable,” she wrote. “Nevertheless, I’m additionally prepared for the combat forward to guard our freedoms, our democracy, and improve alternative for working folks.”
U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank, the Republican newly elected to the Colorado Springs-centered fifth Congressional District, posted a photograph from the Capitol and added, “Let’s make America nice once more!” Fellow Republican newcomer U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans, from northern Colorado’s eighth Congressional District, additionally posted a photograph from the ceremony and stated he was “so honored to be part of a historic day for our nation.”
Colorado’s third newly elected Republican, U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd of the Western Slope, wrote: “It was an honor to be part of the peaceable switch of energy and to have fun our Structure and American democracy. Congratulations to (Trump). I’m wanting to work collectively and ship for (the third District). Republicans are able to get to work!”
In an announcement revealed on his web site, Democratic U.S. Rep. Jason Crow — who represents Aurora — referred to as on Trump to work with Democrats to handle the price of housing, meals and fuel.
“Donald Trump gained the election and is our new President,” he wrote. “… I’ve at all times made it my precedence to get outcomes for Coloradans. With President Trump taking workplace, I’ll work to search out frequent floor with President Trump to fulfill our nation’s challenges. I’ll additionally not be afraid to proceed talking up on points that matter most to Colorado.”
In a publish on X, the Colorado Democratic Occasion wrote that Trump’s victory “was not the outcome that many people labored for, and that is going to be a tough day for a lot of as we watch Donald Trump and his cupboard of billionaires put together to take our nation backward.”
“The numerous challenges dealing with Colorado, our nation, and the world name for management that may rise to the second, bridge our divides, and work towards the betterment of all,” the occasion wrote. “That stated, everyone knows Trump’s monitor file from his first time, what he campaigned for, and we have now the receipts to point out how unlikely it’s that common working folks will profit from his presidency. If that is something like final time, the wealthy will get richer whereas the remainder of us battle to get by.”
As of two:30 p.m., the Colorado Republican Occasion and neither of Colorado’s U.S. senators, John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet, had appeared to make any public remarks in regards to the inauguration.
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