AZ GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Spars With Fox News Over Alleged Past Support of Drag Queens
Arizona Republican gubernatorial hopeful Kari Lake got into a testy exchange with Fox News’ Bret Baier over the allegation that she was once a fan of drag queens. On Monday, Baier asked Lake about a June 20 article from…
Arizona Republican gubernatorial hopeful Kari Lake got into a testy exchange with Fox News’ Bret Baier over the allegation that she was once a fan of drag queens.
On Monday, Baier asked Lake about a June 20 article from The Washington Post that stated, “Arizona GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, who has attacked drag queens as dangerous to children, attended the shows of drag queen Richard Stevens for more than 20 years and once hired him to perform at her home, according to Stevens.”
“Do you care to address that?” he asked.
Lake’s response was bizarrely combative as she attacked Fox News, accusing the network of promoting a defamatory story about her.
“I do care. I actually do care to address that, and I’m really shocked. I’m actually appalled that Fox News would take a defamatory story like that, and we are pursuing legal action against this drag queen, I’m appalled that you would bring that up when you have not talked about our stolen election,” Lake shot back.
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Baier interrupted to note that prior to the question about the Post’s story, he asked her three questions about the 2020 election.
“Let’s address this story in The Washington Post. Every candidate takes tough stories,” Baier said.
As he spoke, Lake was heard saying, “Wow.”
“I’m happy to address it. I’m happy to address it. But I’m really disappointed in Fox. I thought you were a little better than CNN,” she said. “This is a person who I covered for decades, for decades, 20 years. And he has never been in my home. He says he has been in my home for a drag show? That’s ludicrous. He has never been in my home. He’s lied.”