'District of America': Lauren Boebert threatens to rename Washington D.C.

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) threatened Democrats with the possibility of renaming Washington, D.C., if they continued to mock President Donald Trump's new title for the Gulf of Mexico.

During a Tuesday hearing before the Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee, Boebert lashed out at her Democratic colleagues.

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"I would caution my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to refrain from making fun of the Gulf of America because next up, you know, may end up be the District of America that we're working on," she warned.

"So just, you know, keep the jokes at bay and, you know, maybe we'll just stick with the Gulf of America for now."

Watch the video below from the House Committee on Natural Resources.