Republican Kari Lake is running for governor in Arizona. It’s a bit of a crowded GOP primary field with six candidates, but Lake has been endorsed by President Trump which is a big benefit to her.
This from redstate.com.
And Trafalgar Group has her up by 12 points.
BREAKING: Kari Lake leads by 12 points in Arizona Governor Republican Primary Poll by Trafalgar Group pic.twitter.com/T3HaKd0IK3
— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) June 17, 2022
On Thursday, she may have helped herself in a big way.
Lake almost set the internet aflame with the mic drop that she laid on a CNN reporter.
Reporter Kyung Lah was trying to nab her for an interview.
And, of course, as someone who worked in media herself for KSAZ-TV for 22 years and who seems to understand what CNN is about, Lake showed that she is very adept at dealing with CNN.
WATCH what happens when @CNN ambushes @KariLake outside of an event 😂
“I’ll do an interview with you… as long as it airs on CNN+, does that still exist?”
Help fuel our Movement! ⤵️
Visit: https://t.co/2OpN9naeZ6 pic.twitter.com/kDZr8TgHG0— Kari Lake for AZ Governor (@KariLake) June 23, 2022
Lake referenced CNN+. Remember them? It’s okay if you don’t. They barely moved off the drawing board of bad ideas. The streaming service in which CNN invested a ton of money was cancelled just weeks after it launched as it failed to pull in viewers.
Lake said:
I’ll do an interview with you… as long as it airs on CNN+, does that still exist?
The look of shock on Lah’s face when Lake said that was enjoyable to witness.
Lake continued:
I didn’t think so because the people don’t like what you guys are peddling which is propaganda. Thank you.
Boom. Lake is quick-witted, lighting them up, and crushing them into the dirt, but with a smile. And all done so quickly you’ll have to play it a second time to catch it fully.
That short quip paid huge dividends—landed Lake a lot of praise.
Based @KariLake https://t.co/8ItipBoOAa
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) June 24, 2022
Hahaha savage 🔥
— Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) June 23, 2022
Part of me wants to feel bad for this journalist but how else would you treat a CNN reporter? They'd selectively edit your interview, tell lies and even if you are nice to them, they'll bury you at the first opportunity https://t.co/ydugyUYH0e
— Ram (@ramprasad_c) June 24, 2022
CNN has demonstrated—over and over again—that they aren’t objective news, rather they are propaganda media, so it’s enjoyable to witness someone telling them this very fact to their faces.
They may be trying to make a change, but they have a long way to go in the minds of most Republicans [and Conservatives] if they can ever overcome the bias that they showed under former head Jeff Zucker.