Nobody does it better than Kari Lake
Here’s a Fox News host helping a Republican prepare her talking points before the camera rolls:
I’m sure you’re not surprised to learn that they do this. And Lake is a former anchor who probably did it herself (although it’s hard to know who she did it for since she is a soulless opportunist with zero integrity.) Trump loves her:
Donald Trump loves all the candidates he endorses, so long as they win.
But at Mar-a-Lago fundraisers and rallies for Republican candidates, one beneficiary of his political largesse is more likely to come up than others — Kari Lake.
Trump, aides say, has delighted in watching Lake’s rise, seeing echoes of his own. A former TV news anchor-turned right wing gubernatorial candidate in Arizona, she, like him, has delighted in sparring with the media and made repeated falsehoods about the 2020 election the centerpiece of her campaign. Her monomaniacal focus on that topic, in fact, has made even Trump himself blush.
“It doesn’t matter what you ask Kari Lake about – ‘How’s your family?’ And she’s like, ‘The family’s fine but they’re never going to be great until we have free and fair elections,’” the former president has frequently recounted to donors, according to a source close to Trump’s political operation. “He was like, ‘You could ask her, how’s the weather?’ And she’ll turn it into the election. ‘Oh, the weather in Phoenix is OK, but you can never have great weather unless the election is fair.’”
Over the past year Lake has appeared with Trump at rallies and spotted at Mar-a-lago events. She is a favorite guest on conservative shows, although she appeared on Fox News only once during primetime hours. There has been so much buzz around Lake that it has led to speculation in her circles and among her right wing fans that she could be on Trump’s short list for a potential running mate, should she ultimately become governor and he run again for president. Those familiar with Trump’s thinking say they’re unfamiliar with any such talk and speculation is painfully premature.
“Kari Lake is honored to have the support of President Trump,” said Lake campaign spokesperson Ross Trumble. “She is solely focused on defeating Katie Hobbs and advancing the Arizona First agenda.”
Lake formally secured her party’s nomination on Thursday after a tight primary fight. By Friday, at CPAC in Dallas, she was greeted like a rock star by the crowd of conservative activists.
“Kari Lake won this tough race in which was outspent 10-to-1 by sticking to the key, vital issue that the 2020 election in Arizona, and nationwide, was rigged and stolen,” said Boris Epshteyn, former special assistant to Trump in the White House who worked on the ground in Arizona challenging the election results. “Major reasons why Kari Lake is widely praised is that she has not deviated and she is not scared of the mainstream media, the Democrats, or the RINOs. Kari stuck to the main MAGA issue and she won.”
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After her primary win, Lake met with Republican Governors Association officials about working to support her through the general election. The RGA, which helps GOP candidates across the country, is currently chaired by outgoing Arizona governor Ducey, who backed Robson in the primary.
“The RGA congratulates Kari on her primary victory, and we look forward to working to get her elected governor this November,” said RGA Vice Chair Kim Reynolds in a statement.
On the day after Tuesday’s primary election, before results had been called, Lake was asked by NBC News if she had a message to the establishment Republicans, including Pence and Ducey, who she excoriated in personal ways.
“I want to bring the Republican party together. We’re one big happy-sometimes, sometimes dysfunctional family, but we can come together,” Lake said. “I want to bring folks together.”
But at that press conference, she went back to talking about unsubstantiated claims of fraud.
“We have a lot of evidence of irregularities and problems, and we’re going to address those. I’m not going to release them to the fake news,” Lake said.
She’s 100% phony, but then so is Trump, her idol. She’s a TV personality following the formula. And she’s a terrible person which makes her perfect for the Republican Party 2022.