Rep. Lauren Boebert blames Barbra Streisand, Ryan Reynolds for district switch

GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert is blaming Ryan Reynolds and Barbra Streisand for compelling her recent decision to switch Colorado congressional districts for her 2024 re-election bid.

The far-right lawmaker accused Reynolds, Streisand and other “Hollywood elites” of “trying to buy” her current seat in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, necessitating her to run in the more Republican-leaning 4th district.

“It’s coming from Hollywood, when you have Barbra Streisand coming in and donating to the Democrat, when you have Ryan Reynolds coming in and donating to the Democrat,” Boebert said during a Saturday interview on Steve Bannon’s podcast “War Room.”

“It shows you that Hollywood is trying to buy their way into Congress,” she added.

Reynolds donated $1,500 to Democrat Adam Frisch’s current campaign against Boebert, while Streisand contributed $1,000, Federal Election Commission filings show.

The district switch would blunt the effect of millions of dollars raised by Fritsch, who lost to Boebert by just 550 votes in 2022 despite being outraised by more than $2 million.

The incumbent argued Saturday the move would allow her to “best defend and advance conservative principles.”

“We need a strong voice there and we have to shut down the Hollywood elites who are trying to buy my current district,” she added. “There has been close to $10 million poured into this district to buy the seat, and Colorado 3rd District is not for sale.”

Frisch, a former Aspen city councilman and local businessman, has raised $7.8 million for his 2024 race compared with Boebert’s $2.2 million.

Boebert’s decision followed a year of salacious headlines — most notably that the divorced mother of four vaped and got handsy with a male date at a September performance of the musical “Beetlejuice” in Denver.

A source familiar with the matter told The Post that Boebert’s constituents “never forgave her” for the unbecoming behavior.

“The humiliation her supporters felt was palpable,” the person said. “Then she voted yes on the NDAA [National Defense Authorization Act], against everything she stood for, this pissed off who was left.”

Boebert was also one of a handful House Republicans who opposed former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in his fight to win the gavel in January of last year — but declined to join with the eight who ousted him from his position on Oct. 3.

With her move to the 4th District, Boebert will be running to replace the retiring Ken Buck, who has served in the House since 2015.

Boebert’s withdrawal leaves GOP candidate Jeffrey Hurd with an uphill battle in terms of fundraising within a district that has nevertheless been a safe seat for his party and voted for Republican presidential candidates in every election since 2000.

Hurd, an attorney, has so far raised more than $400,000 for his campaign.

He may also face a late primary challenge from Stephen Varela, a US military veteran and member of the Centennial State’s Board of Education, who is expected to announce his candidacy in the coming weeks, a source familiar with the matter told The Post.