Denver's mayor opened a political feud against U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert in a social media post this week.
Driving the news: Boebert criticized the city for its playbook to welcome migrants from the U.S. southern border, writing Tuesday on X: "I wish I was joking but this is reality."
Johnston fired back at her with a reference to the September incident in which she was removed from a production of "Beetlejuice" at the Buell Theater in Denver for vaping indoors and being "handsy" with a date.
Context: Beyond the political fodder, the response illustrates how the two parties are talking about immigration.
Boebert called them "illegals," referring to those who crossed without legal authorization.
The Johnston administration has adopted the term "newcomers" to "embrace a more inclusive language."
