Kari Lake Alleges ‘Powerful People’ Tried to Bribe Her to Leave Politics for 2 Years
Failed Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake is alleging some “powerful people” offered her a bribe to leave politics. During a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Lake shared the…
Failed Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake is alleging some “powerful people” offered her a bribe to leave politics.
During a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Lake shared the allegation.
“It shows how desperate these people are to stop me and to silence you,” she said as an introduction to the story. “Somebody showed up at my door this week. They called me before and said, ‘I got to talk to you in person. This can’t be done over the phone.'”
She went on:
“They came to my door and they tried to bribe me out of getting out of politics. It’s really happened. I’m telling you this because this is how disgusting politics is. A mom who runs for office and they’re afraid of me? They tried to bribe me with a job title, with a huge salary, a position on a board. This is how they do it.”
Lake noted she “walked away from a big job and a big salary” and said she is “not motivated by that stuff.”
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The conservative firebrand asserted “some powerful people back East” were behind the effort.
After sharing she rebuffed the attempt, Lake claimed the individual tried again and told her, “All we’re asking for you to do is to get out of politics for two years.”
Given Lake’s affinity for claiming to be the governor of Arizona when she is not, it would not be surprising if some details of the conversation were left out or twisted to suit her purpose.
But even if the conversation was conveyed accurately, it was more likely the result of political operatives being scared to death that Lake could cost Republicans yet another election in 2024 than trying to “silence” her supporters.