Lauren Boebert calls on Tony Gonzales to resign over explicit texts with late staffer
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Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) received his first call to resign on Monday from a fellow House Republican after evidence emerged that he sent explicit late-night text messages to a staffer who died by setting herself on fire.
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) told the Washington Examiner that Gonzales should be ashamed of his conduct and needed to “resign immediately.”
“I’ve never been a fan of Open Borders Tony. Liars and cheaters aren’t my favorite either,” Beobert said in a text message. “The late night text messages released today seemingly show a perverted boss drunkenly coercing a vulnerable staffer into explicit conversations, pressing her for ‘sexy pics,’ asking about her favorite sexual positions, and even inquiring if she liked ‘anal’ all while she repeatedly pushed back, telling him it was ‘going too far, boss’ and questioning if he was sober. This kind of abuse of power has no place anywhere, let alone in Congress, and Tony Gonzales should be ashamed and RESIGN IMMEDIATELY.”
The Colorado Republican’s comments came after screenshots of text messages between Gonzales and Regina Santos-Aviles, a former aide who set herself on fire last year, were made public. The messages appear to show the congressman pressing Santos-Aviles to send sexual pictures late at night.
For now, House Republicans are not following Boebert in calling on Gonzales to resign.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) said in a post to X that “the entire Texas delegation, as well as every single other Member of Congress, should be condemning a sitting Member of Congress asking for explicit photos of their staff.”
“As a woman, this is really disgusting to see,” Luna continued. “Not to mention, it brings dishonor on the House of Representatives. I am so sick of people not calling this crap out. Again, like I’ve said before, this is not the only case of this crap up here. [Tony Gonzales], shame on you.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), was quick to tell reporters on Monday that he “endorsed Tony before all these allegations came out,” but dodged on whether that support would continue, saying it was too early to “prejudge.”
“They’re obviously very serious,” Johnson said of the text messages, “and I’ve spoken with him and told him he’s got to address that in the appropriate way with his constituents and all of that. So it’s too early for anybody to prejudge any of that.”
If Gonzales resigned, that would make life significantly more complicated for Johnson, who currently has a one-seat …
Same show, different day.
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) received his first call to resign on Monday from a fellow House Republican after evidence emerged that he sent explicit late-night text messages to a staffer who died by setting herself on fire.
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) told the Washington Examiner that Gonzales should be ashamed of his conduct and needed to “resign immediately.”
“I’ve never been a fan of Open Borders Tony. Liars and cheaters aren’t my favorite either,” Beobert said in a text message. “The late night text messages released today seemingly show a perverted boss drunkenly coercing a vulnerable staffer into explicit conversations, pressing her for ‘sexy pics,’ asking about her favorite sexual positions, and even inquiring if she liked ‘anal’ all while she repeatedly pushed back, telling him it was ‘going too far, boss’ and questioning if he was sober. This kind of abuse of power has no place anywhere, let alone in Congress, and Tony Gonzales should be ashamed and RESIGN IMMEDIATELY.”
The Colorado Republican’s comments came after screenshots of text messages between Gonzales and Regina Santos-Aviles, a former aide who set herself on fire last year, were made public. The messages appear to show the congressman pressing Santos-Aviles to send sexual pictures late at night.
For now, House Republicans are not following Boebert in calling on Gonzales to resign.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) said in a post to X that “the entire Texas delegation, as well as every single other Member of Congress, should be condemning a sitting Member of Congress asking for explicit photos of their staff.”
“As a woman, this is really disgusting to see,” Luna continued. “Not to mention, it brings dishonor on the House of Representatives. I am so sick of people not calling this crap out. Again, like I’ve said before, this is not the only case of this crap up here. [Tony Gonzales], shame on you.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), was quick to tell reporters on Monday that he “endorsed Tony before all these allegations came out,” but dodged on whether that support would continue, saying it was too early to “prejudge.”
“They’re obviously very serious,” Johnson said of the text messages, “and I’ve spoken with him and told him he’s got to address that in the appropriate way with his constituents and all of that. So it’s too early for anybody to prejudge any of that.”
If Gonzales resigned, that would make life significantly more complicated for Johnson, who currently has a one-seat …
Lauren Boebert calls on Tony Gonzales to resign over explicit texts with late staffer
Same show, different day.
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) received his first call to resign on Monday from a fellow House Republican after evidence emerged that he sent explicit late-night text messages to a staffer who died by setting herself on fire.
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) told the Washington Examiner that Gonzales should be ashamed of his conduct and needed to “resign immediately.”
“I’ve never been a fan of Open Borders Tony. Liars and cheaters aren’t my favorite either,” Beobert said in a text message. “The late night text messages released today seemingly show a perverted boss drunkenly coercing a vulnerable staffer into explicit conversations, pressing her for ‘sexy pics,’ asking about her favorite sexual positions, and even inquiring if she liked ‘anal’ all while she repeatedly pushed back, telling him it was ‘going too far, boss’ and questioning if he was sober. This kind of abuse of power has no place anywhere, let alone in Congress, and Tony Gonzales should be ashamed and RESIGN IMMEDIATELY.”
The Colorado Republican’s comments came after screenshots of text messages between Gonzales and Regina Santos-Aviles, a former aide who set herself on fire last year, were made public. The messages appear to show the congressman pressing Santos-Aviles to send sexual pictures late at night.
For now, House Republicans are not following Boebert in calling on Gonzales to resign.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) said in a post to X that “the entire Texas delegation, as well as every single other Member of Congress, should be condemning a sitting Member of Congress asking for explicit photos of their staff.”
“As a woman, this is really disgusting to see,” Luna continued. “Not to mention, it brings dishonor on the House of Representatives. I am so sick of people not calling this crap out. Again, like I’ve said before, this is not the only case of this crap up here. [Tony Gonzales], shame on you.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), was quick to tell reporters on Monday that he “endorsed Tony before all these allegations came out,” but dodged on whether that support would continue, saying it was too early to “prejudge.”
“They’re obviously very serious,” Johnson said of the text messages, “and I’ve spoken with him and told him he’s got to address that in the appropriate way with his constituents and all of that. So it’s too early for anybody to prejudge any of that.”
If Gonzales resigned, that would make life significantly more complicated for Johnson, who currently has a one-seat …
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