US Politics | Who is Kari Lake?
FORMER Fox10 News anchor Kari Lake resigned from her position in mid-March 2021 to pursue a seat as governor of Arizona. Lake's platform has been built on far-right MAGA politics and has received support from former President Donald Trump. AFPKari Lake is running for governor of Arizona '/ ' Republican candidate Kari Lake has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump in her run for Arizona governor in the November 8, 2022 elections. Lake has said she will push forward ...election integrity bills... to ...shore up our election laws that remove loopholes from cheating.... Speaking to Time Magazine, Lake said: ...By the 2024 election, we're going to have honest elections in Arizona, full stop." She also says she wants more controlled abortion rights and to eliminate ...woke teaching... in schools, block all vaccine mandates, and bring forward legal fights to the Biden administration. Read More on Elections FIGHTING FOR RIGHTS What to know about Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer MAKING HISTORY Meet Kathy Hochul - the first female governor of New York In a rare political move, Lake has added a new argument to her platform only a week before the election in a call to repeal the Affordable Care Act. "We need a red wave, and we need to overturn Obamacare and come up with something better," Lake said at a campaign event. She referred to the late Republican Sen John McCain who voted against repealing the law. "They were going to do that, remember? And one of our old Arizona senators went in late at night and gave the old thumbs down. We'll never forget that," Lake said. 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She has falsely claimed President Joe Biden "lost the election,... adding that he ...shouldn't be in the White House," and Liz Cheney, the Republican vice chair of the investigation of Trump has called Lake a threat to American democracy. "That's total bulls**t," Lake told Time Magazine, speaking about Cheney's accusations. She continued: "I will certify the 2024 election. You know why? Because we're going to have election integrity bills that are passed that shore up our election laws, that remove loopholes from cheating.... Hobbs says Lake's political stance has prompted her to work harder toward winning the election. ...With extremists like my opponent trying to divide us, it's more important than ever that we find ways to come together and create common-sense solutions to the issues facing us all,... Hobbs told AZ Central. ...This election isn't a choice between Democrats and Republicans – it's a choice between sanity and chaos. ...I'm focused on bringing people together to tackle our state's toughest challenges, and I've offered comprehensive plans to lower costs, address our water crisis, improve education, and restore access to reproductive health care. ...These aren't Democrat or Republican issues – they're Arizona issues and they need Arizona solutions,... she said. A week ahead of the November 8 election, Lake is in the lead against Hobbs by a margin of more than three points. Kari Lake has been endorsed by former President Donald TrumpGetty Images - Getty What did Kari Lake say about Nancy Pelosi? Lake commented on the recent attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul, at a rally in Scottsdale, Arizona on October 31. The Republican candidate was advocating for elevated security at schools amidst a rise in mass shootings when she addressed the protection given to high-ranking officials. ...Nancy Pelosi, well, she's got protection when she's in DC," Lake said, adding: "Apparently her house doesn't have a lot of protection." Paul Pelosi was attacked at his home and sustained severe injuries by hammer blows to the head; 36-year-old David DePape has been arrested and is being charged with the attack. Lake also said: "If our lawmakers can have protection, if our politicians can have protection, if our athletes, then certainly the most important people in our lives – our children – should have protection." In a separate interview with Tucker Carlson on Fox News, Lake said: "I'm speaking the truth … We can't talk about all these issues because the media has told us they're prohibited. "You can't talk about vaccines. You can't talk about elections. You can't talk about Paul Pelosi now. You can't talk about Nancy Pelosi, and you can't talk about the elections, and you can't talk about Covid. ...And I'm talking about all those things because I still believe we have a little bit of the first amendment left." Following the comments, CNN reported that Lake said: "I never made light 'of ' the attack. Read More on The US Sun POOR PETE Pete 'is struggling' with Kim's 'hot & cold' behavior amid his on-set 'meltdown' DESPERATE CRIES Horror 911 call captures wife's screams before husband 'buried her alive' "I was talking about our children and why they don't have better security at school. And I said that our politicians have security and that our athletes have security and we need to have security for our children. She called the media's coverage of the comments ...despicable,... and said: ...Go back and look at the tape and don't do any creative editing like the fake media tends to do and you'll see what I was saying....
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