Kari Lake, the Republican nominee for governor of Arizona, made light Monday of the violent assault against Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) husband on Friday.
“It is not impossible to protect our kids at school. They act like it is,” Lake said at a campaign stop along her “Ask Me Anything” tour.
“Nancy Pelosi — well, she’s got protection when she’s in D.C. Apparently her house doesn’t have a lot of protection,” Lake said, prompting laughs and applause from the crowd and the event moderator beside her.
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Lake argued at the Monday event that children at school should have protection “if our lawmakers can have protection.”
Former President Trump, who has endorsed Lake in her gubernatorial bid, on Sunday called the attack on Paul Pelosi a “terrible thing” and tied the incident to Democrat policies on crime, a stance leaned on by a number of GOP figures in the wake of the incident.
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Arizona governor candidate Kari Lake jokes about Paul Pelosi attack https://t.co/yWRUntjjbY pic.twitter.com/fqCWdOe6YT
— The Hill (@thehill) November 1, 2022
Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake (R) gets a big laugh from the crowd after joking about Speaker Pelosi’s husband Paul being violently assaulted:
“Nancy Pelosi, well, she’s got protection when she’s in D.C. — apparently her house doesn’t have a lot of protection.” pic.twitter.com/8U647UTO9x
— The Recount (@therecount) October 31, 2022This is who they are pic.twitter.com/2YxgHJFJKI
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) October 31, 2022There was a time when making sport of someone severely injured in a home invasion would so outrage voters, the candidate would have to withdraw. But these are the voters Lake and others are courting — coarse, rude, ignorant, mean spirited jackasses. They think this is funny.
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