Dem mocks Kari Lake's AZ loss: 'Do us all a favor and run for governor again'
Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) mocked Kari Lake, special advisor to the United States Agency for Global Media, over her losses in Arizona elections.
During a Wednesday House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, Stanton accused Lake of lying by falsely claiming she had not lost the Arizona governor's race or the U.S. Senate contest.
"I've seen you in action, including your behavior in the last two elections," Stanton explained. "The American people cannot believe a word you say. You ran for governor in Arizona in 2022. You lost fair and square. Instead of conceding, you embarrassed yourself and our state by lying again and again for years, blaming everything under the sun for your loss except for your own toxic politics."
"Ms. Lake, your new role requires you to tell the truth," he continued. "I can't imagine how people fighting for democracy today and around the world can trust someone who has so shamelessly lied about her own election."
"You are an adjudicated liar and a two-time political loser in Arizona."
Stanton ended his time with a question for Lake.
"You lost for governor in 2022 to Katie Hobbs," he recalled. "You lost even worse to Ruben Gallego for Senate in 2024. Well, Arizona has another election for governor next year. Will you do us all a favor and run it back and run for governor again?"
"That was a complete insanity," Lake complained. "I wish I could yield back the last five minutes of my life, actually."