Rep. Lauren BoebertblastedDefense Secretary Pete Hegsethfor hitting the campaign trail in Kentucky while the war with Iran remains ongoing.

In an interview with NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo released Thursday, the Colorado Republican was asked howMAGA votersmight view the administration’s emphasis on foreign policy ahead of the midterms.

“These foreign issues that we are facing are not my top priority,” Boebert responded. “I understand that the president is tackling them hard. I praised him for his work inVenezuela, I praised him for the initial strikes in Iran.”

Yet, she said: “It’s really tough to defend all the aspects of this war with Iran currently, especially when we see the Secretary of War doing campaign events in Kentucky, of all places,in the middle of a war. That’s really difficult to grasp.”

Hegsethtraveled to the Bluegrass State Mondayto campaign for Ed Gallrein, a former Navy SEAL who challenged incumbentRep. Thomas Massiein Tuesday’s GOP primary, which was widely seen as a litmus test for President Donald Trump’s power within the party. Hegseth stressed that the visit was a personal trip, as federal regulations limit how much campaigning government employees can do.

Massie, a libertarian-leaning MIT-trained engineer, has publiclybroken with the president on several key issues— most notably the Epstein files and the Iran war, which he said blatantly violated Trump’s “America First” campaign promise.

In response, the 79-year-old president threw his support behind Gallrein, who has pledged to remain loyal. The race became one of the most expensive primaries in U.S. history, with much of the spending coming from pro-Israel and Trump-aligned groups determined to unseat Massie.

“President Trump does not need more people in Washington who are trying to make a point, especially from his own party,” Hegseth told Kentucky voters on Monday. “He needs people trying to help him win, to vote with him when it matters most.”

“When President Trump needs backup, Massie wants to debate process,” the Pentagon chief said. He later clarified that he was at the campaign event in his “personal capacity.”

Massie ultimately lost to Gallrein, who garnered about 55 percent of the roughly 105,000 votes.

Source: Drudge Report