![]() ![]() Although he has since distanced himself from the conspiracy theory, he has become active in pushing for Arizona’s sham election audit. Lake also appeared at events with at least two Republicans who have run or are running for Congress and have engaged with the QAnon conspiracy theory, Josh Barnett and Daniel Wood.īarnett, who is running in Arizona’s 6th Congressional District, previously shared numerous QAnon hashtags on his social media platforms (including the innocuous-looking #savethechildren). Last year, Mendoza promoted a QAnon-laced conspiracy theory tweet thread that baselessly alleged Jews were plotting to take over the world, causing the Republican National Convention to abruptly drop her from its speaking lineup. Timothy La Sota, an attorney for the campaign, added that Lake “does not do a background check on everyone she takes a photo with or everyone whose name she ever mentions.”Īt a Back the Blue campaign event in early October, Lake’s campaign invited right-wing activist Mary Ann Mendoza, who lost her police officer son in a crash involving an undocumented immigrant, to speak. I take dozens of photos with Arizonans each day at campaign events across the state,” Lake said. I took photos with many of the people who asked for them. ![]() “There were more than 75 Arizona voters there who showed up to hear me speak about our candidacy. She inspires me with her tenacity and willingness to lead the fight to take back Arizona from do-nothing RINOs.”Īfter publication, an attorney for the Lake campaign reached out to CNN and pointed to a statement from Lake denying she had dinner with Watkins, as he had described on Telegram, and saying he was among many she had met at a campaign event. Watkins, who is running for Congress in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, wrote in the post, “Just had dinner with Kari Lake, the next Governor of Arizona. Lake posed for a photo last month with Ron Watkins, a MAGA conspiracy theorist who helped spread and amplify the violent far-right QAnon conspiracy across social media. On Wednesday, Lake’s campaign held what it called an “election integrity” rally to commemorate the anniversary of the 2020 election, which she falsely promotes as the “Big Steal” in event flyers. In the wake of Trump’s loss to Joe Biden in Arizona last year, the state GOP has censured Republicans who have spoken out against Trump’s efforts to overturn the election, while support for the partisan audit of Maricopa County’s election has become a litmus test for candidates in GOP primaries for governor and Senate. ![]() Paul Gosar, former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell. DANIEL WOOD ENGAGEX TVThe former longtime TV anchor at a Phoenix Fox affiliate station has also earned the endorsement of other far-right conspiracy theorists, including Rep. Doug Ducey cannot run again next year because of term limits. Lake became an early favorite in the GOP primary by embracing the once-fringe extremism now mainstream within the Republican Party, including promoting election lies, doubling down against mask and vaccine mandates, and calling for the imprisonment of Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, who is also running for governor. ![]()
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