Speaking at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest convention earlier this week, Arizona Republican Kari Lake, who has just lost her second election in as many years, gave a declaration about her future aspirations to run for office.
There had been speculation that Lake will run for office in another state after losing to U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) in the contest for the open senate seat. The idea of Lake, who grew up in Iowa, running against Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) in the Republican primary had been suggested by several conservatives.
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According to reports, Lake was considering a second run for governor of Arizona after current governor Katie Hobbs defeated her by a slim margin in a contentious contest in 2022. Following Trump’s apparent early endorsement of Lake’s old opponent Karrin Taylor Robson in a Truth Social post, a second run for governor seemed less likely.
Lake was questioned about the allegations and if she would be interested in running for politics again during her AmericaFest speech. “I’m going to Washington, D.C., to assist President Trump.” I’m going to accomplish it,” Lake declared to the gathering in downtown Phoenix.
She continued by citing the 2022 election’s circumstances, which included Election Day equipment malfunctions that prevented Hobbs from managing her own election as Arizona’s secretary of state. According to Lake, the race was “rigged” against her. “At elections, we’re not where we should be. And to be honest, that’s one of the reasons I don’t want to run again. “Why subject yourself to that torture once more?” she asked.
In the president-elect’s second term, the ardent Trump supporter was recently named to lead Voice of America, a government-funded worldwide news organization.
VOA was established during World War II and is mandated by its congressional charter to provide independent news and information to audiences around the world.
In 2020, Trump criticized the ostensibly impartial broadcaster for releasing a number of stories that negatively portrayed the Trump Administration, accusing VOA journalists of saying “nasty things about our country.”
Following her nomination, Lake, who spent twenty years as a local news anchor for the Phoenix area television station KSAZ-TV, wrote in an X post, “I am honored that President Trump has asked me to lead the Voice of America.” The statement went on to say, “VOA is an essential international media outlet committed to furthering the interests of the United States by interacting directly with people worldwide and promoting democracy and truth.” VOA also transmits in 48 languages.
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