Lauren Boebert mistook Oliver Stone for a different Stone entirely and if this was us we’d be ashamed to leave the house
Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert is no stranger to the occasional public faux pas. Or, if you prefer, excruciatingly embarrassing balls-up what would leave any normal person to ashamed to leave their home.
And this latest one is proper hall of famer, while she was quizzing JFK director (and much else besides) Oliver Stone about the assassination of former president John F. Kennedy. To say any more would risk spoiling it.
Morley: I think you’re confusing Roger Stone with Oliver Stone
Boebert: I may have misinterpreted that. I apologize pic.twitter.com/88qWWhUKkX
— Acyn (@Acyn) April 1, 2025
Not sure that counts as a ‘misinterpretation’ but still. And here are our favourite things people said about it.
1.
Oh my god.
Lauren Boebert just confused Roger Stone, Donald Trump’s lackey, with Hollywood director Oliver Stone.
Gropert is so embarrassing.
— Art Candee (@ArtCandee) April 1, 2025
2.
Roger Stone wrote a book that said LBJ had Kennedy killed. Not Oliver Stone, the movie director who is testifying. https://t.co/9sQBlQv31B
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) April 1, 2025
3.
She is so so dumb. https://t.co/nePUx30V0Y
— Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) April 1, 2025
4.
Lauren Boebert—GED holder who wants to abolish the Department of Education—just did THIS:
BOEBERT: “Wasn’t it Oliver Stone who implicated LBJ in the assassination of JFK?”
MORLEY: “You’re confusing Oliver Stone with Roger Stone.”
BOEBERT: “I may have misinterpreted… I… pic.twitter.com/E1sr7j7aKn— Chris D. Jackson (@ChrisDJackson) April 1, 2025
5.
Well this is embarrassing https://t.co/fQyNWka2K0
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) April 1, 2025
6.
“Okay picture it: House Committee hearing on the JFK files and a congressperson confuses Roger Stone and Oliv-“
“I’m gonna stop you right there. Get the fuck out of my office.” https://t.co/V72pZCrdl5
— Franklin Leonard (@franklinleonard) April 1, 2025
7.
Her education is on full display…..again.
— Danielle Candela (@DanielleCandela) April 1, 2025
8.
Lauren Boebert, embarrassing Colorado one statement at a time.
— blakey (riley’s version) ⸆⸉ (@realf_inlegacy) April 2, 2025
9.
♀️ WATCH: “I think you’re confusing Oliver Stone with Roger Stone.”
Y’all — Boebert just went full Boebertpic.twitter.com/5uB3PhGDUI
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) April 1, 2025
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Source @Acyn