Kari Lake touts upcoming ‘high profile endorsements’ after Capitol Hill visit

Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake said Tuesday that she expects to receive some “high-profile endorsements” soon after her visit to the Capitol.

in Interview with NBC News, Lake said he expects to receive “really significant support” in the coming days as he continues his campaign against Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.).

Lake, who was backed by former President Donald Trump, criticized President Biden and Gallego for leading us into “very dangerous times” with conflicts overseas and a “downturn in the economy.”

She claimed that Biden and Gallego caused America to self-harm, saying, “We need good Republicans to get us out of this, and they’re rallying behind me. ” he said he believed.

“We have some other really big supporters coming here in the next few days,” Lake continued.

When asked who he would support in the Senate race, Lake declined to name names, but hinted at “people vying for leadership positions.” Her comments came just a day after she hosted a fundraising event in Washington attended by several top Senate Republicans.

Mr. Lake unsuccessfully ran for governor against current Governor John Johnson. 2022 Rep. Katie Hobbs (D-Ariz.) made the comments Tuesday after visiting the Capitol after a fundraising event.

Her comments also came after Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.) announced she would not seek reelection. With Cinema’s announcement, a three-way fight was avoided, and a matchup between Gallego and Lake was almost confirmed.

Despite Lake’s assertion that Gallego “doesn’t have a single U.S. senator supporting him,” after Sinema’s announcement, Gallego received support from Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York. Ta.

Schumer said in a statement shortly after Sinema’s announcement that Democrats are “completely behind the times.” [Gallego’s] candidate. ”

A spokesperson for the Gallego campaign rejected Lake’s claims of support.

“Kari Lake can rally all the anti-choice Republican support she wants, but Arizonans know the truth: She’s an extremist who wants to ban abortion, with exceptions for rape and incest, and continues to undermine our democracy in many ways,” Gallego’s camp said. . “She’s a danger to Arizona, which is why her voters will reject her again this November.”