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Lauren Boebert: “$47,000 for a transgender opera in Colombia.”

Featuring: Lauren Boebert, Republican | U.S. House Colorado, District 4

Rep. Lauren Boebert's Tele-Town Hall with CO-04 Callers

Published March 27, 2025 | Video Starts at 21:57

At USAID, we had $1.5 million to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in Siberia's workplaces and business communities. There was $70,000 for production of a DEI musical in Ireland, $2.5 million for electric vehicles for Vietnam, $47,000 for a transgender opera in Colombia. $32,000 for a transgender in Peru, and $2 million for sex changes and LGBT activism in Guatemala. (21:57–22:07)

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Asserts that $47,000 was spent on a transgender opera in Colombia.

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