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Kari Lake REFUSES to accept losing Arizona gubernatorial election and says she's hired lawyers
Kari Lake REFUSES to accept shock loss in Arizona gubernatorial election and says she's hired lawyers to contest result: Brands victorious Dem rival Katie Hobbs 'a fox in the henhouse' for refusing to recuse herself from oversight role
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- Kari Lake refuses to accept her loss in the Arizona gubernatorial race and hired lawyers to review the results
- Lake, who is a Republican, lost her race against Democrat rival Katie Hobbs and suggested her loss was due to faulty voting machines
- The Republican candidate called Hobbs, who served as Secretary of State, a 'fox' in the 'hen house'
- Lake, a former television news anchor and loyal ally of former President Trump, made denial of Biden's 2020 election win a key tenet of her campaign
- Hobbs is set to replace Republican Governor Doug Ducey who has served since 2015
Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake has refused to accept her shock gubernatorial defeat - and revealed she's calling in lawyers to contest it after branding her victorious Democrat rival Katie Hobbs 'a fox in the henhouse.'
Lake, a high-profile Republican candidate tipped as a new star of the MAGA movement, lost her race to Democrat Katie Hobbs and has since suggested that voter fraud was the culprit.
The Republican candidate wasn't ready to accept her defeat and called Hobbs, who served as Secretary of State and overlooked elections, as being a 'fox in the hen house.'
Hobbs was Arizona's secretary of state until her recent gubernatorial win. She had broad oversight over the Grand Canyon State's electoral process, with Lake claiming it was inappropriate for her to maintain that role while running for Arizona's highest office.
Arizona was struck by issues during its recent midterm elections, but so-far there's no evidence it swung the result in Hobbs' favor.
'I am still in this fight with you,' Lake said in a video on Twitter. 'For two years, I've been sounding the alarm about our broken election system here in Arizona - and this past week has confirmed everything we've been saying.
'Well, we called for Katie Hobbs to recuse herself over a year ago. They ridiculed us. It turns out we were right. They fox was guarding the hen house, and because of that, voters have been disenfranchised when we raise concerns.'
Lake has hired lawyers to contest the results. . .
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Kari Lake travels to Mar-a-Lago after election loss
Looking to the future Kari? Defeated Arizona governor candidate Lake visits Mar-a-Lago for lunch after Trump's 2024 announcement as she hires lawyers to contest her election loss
By Nikki Schwab, Senior U.S. Political Reporter and Associated Press , updated
- Failed Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake visited former President Donald Trump 's Florida club Mar-a-Lago Thursday
- The Washington Post reported that Lake received a standing ovation when she showed up for a luncheon hosted by The America First Policy Institute
- In a video posted online Thursday she said she's hired lawyers to contest her election loss
Failed Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake visited former President Donald Trump's Florida club Mar-a-Lago Thursday as she's hired lawyers to contest her election loss.
The Washington Post reported that Lake received a standing ovation when she showed up for a luncheon hosted by The America First Policy Institute, an advocacy group created by former Trump advisers.
The America First Policy Institute was holding a 'Gala and Experience' at Trump's Palm Beach home and club, taking place on Thursday and Friday, The Post said.
In a video posted online of remarks Lake made at Mar-a-Lago Thursday night, she said 'our elections are a circus run by clowns.'
'They had to do everything they could to stop us - ballot harvesting - they had to shut down the machines on Election Day. But we know their tricks. And they think they can slow and pour cold water on a movement. It is not possible people. You cannot stop the American spirit,' she said. 'You cannot stop the Founding Fathers and the blood that we have, that we have inside of us.'
She vowed to fight on.
Lake then turned her attention to Trump, who was seated, tie-less in the front row.
'I don't know what my future holds, other then I'm going to fight for this country, but I will do everything in my power to make sure this man gets back in the White House - we need him more than ever,' Lake said.
Lake walked onstage to Fight Song, the ballad frequently used by Hillary Clinton's failed 2016 campaign.
The Washington Post reported that Lake received a standing ovation when she showed up for a luncheon hosted by The America First Policy Institute, an advocacy group created by former Trump advisers.
Just two days earlier, the club's glitzy ballroom was where Trump launched his 2024 presidential campaign.
Going into the November midterms, Lake looked like one of the MAGA movement's brightest rising stars - a former television anchor who parroted Trump's 'big lie.'
She was even mentioned as a potential 2024 VP pick.
But now her political future is in question. . ."
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