Ben Goldey wrote his resignation letter on January 6 due to discomfort with how Boebert reacted to the insurrection and its aftermath, the source said, but he waited for the official resignation until he could have an audience with the freshman congressman, who came in. Friday. The source said Goldey wanted to fully explain his reasoning and resign personally.
Jeff Small, Boebert’s chief of staff, told CNN in a statement on Saturday that “the office does not discuss internal personnel matters with individual employees.”
The resignation was first reported by Axios.
This is the second communications adviser to a Republican lawmaker to step down after the United States Capitol riot. Texas communications director Ted Cruz of Texas – one of the leading voices in the Senate who opposed the results of the Electoral College – resigned on Tuesday.
Boebert was also one of many Republicans who voted against electoral college votes for President-elect Joe Biden. The Colorado Republican quickly made her name on Capitol Hill, recording an ad saying she was carrying a gun to protect herself in Washington, DC, which prompted a response from the acting DC chief of police. Boebert, who defeated a holder in a primary surprise,
ran largely in a message emphasizing their commitment to Second Amendment rights.
She faced criticism from other lawmakers for tweeting that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was evacuated from the Chamber during the insurrection and pushed against the installation of metal detectors on the floor of the Chamber earlier this week.
“It is a pity that Nancy Pelosi is trying to disarm members of Congress in the same place that needed more protection on January 6,” Boebert said in a statement earlier this week. “Of course, metal detectors would not have prevented the violent acts we saw; this political maneuver does nothing to improve the safety of members at the Capitol complex.”
CNN’s Annie Grayer, Kelly Mena, Jake Tapper, Chandelis Duster, Manu Raju and Daniella Diaz contributed to this report.
