'I want her back': Lauren Boebert's ex-husband reveals what sparked restaurant fight

Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert’s ex-husband may have accused the MAGA Republican of punching him in the face, but that doesn't mean he's not in love with her, he says.

"I was telling her I want her back," Jayson Boebert said of the epic argument.

Boebert spoke to alternative Colorado news outlet Westword Tuesday, days after an argument with his ex-wife at a Colorado restaurant made national news.

While the congresswoman's ex accused her of violence, as first reported by a super PAC hoping to oust his former wife, Lauren Boebert said through an aide that he made an “aggressive move” and she put her hand in his face.

In his interview with Westword, Jayson didn’t pull back his claim but expressed deep regret over his subsequent response.

"I wish this all hadn't happened,” Jayson said of the encounter in Silt. "I should have handled it more responsibly.”

Specifically, Jayson wishes he hadn’t called the cops, who’ve confirmed to multiple news outlets they’re investigating a domestic violence report made from the eatery Saturday night.

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“She's a great person.” Jayson told Westword. “I know it's just been a lot of bad things happening to her.”

This isn’t the first scandal to rock Lauren Boebert — who divorced her husband last year — ahead of a congressional race. She opted last month to abandon her current seat in Colorado's District 3, and compete in the more conservative District 4.

Last year, Lauren Boebert was thrown out of “Beetlejuice” the musical over complaints she’d been vaping and groping her male companion during the show.

But Jayson’s admiration spurred him to arrive at the restaurant Miner’s Claim Saturday with hopes of a reconciliation, he said during his interview.

“A man needs respect and a woman needs love,” Jayson told Westword. “That's kind of how it's written in the Bible.”

Read the full interview here.