An ABC News reporter sought to corner Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake with one of the left’s favorite gotcha question for Republicans: Do you think Joe Biden is the legitimate president?
Having worked as press secretary for multiple U.S. Senate candidates, I admire both Lake’s handling of the question and her media team for separately videoing the exchange.
The interview was clearly not a live shot, meaning the reporter would have been able to cut footage to tell the story she wanted to portray about the candidate.
Lake knew this full-well, having been an anchor for the Fox affiliate KSAZ-TV in Phoenix for over 20 years before leaving last year out of frustration with the biased direction the outlet had taken.
Lake first responded to the ABC News reporter’s Biden inquiry saying, “Well, he’s obviously sitting in the White House.”
The reporter followed up by asking if Lake believes the election was stolen — is Biden really the legitimate president?
At a rally former President Donald Trump held outside of Phoenix last month, Lake called the 2020 race “rotten to its core,” adding, “You don’t steal our vote” and just expect people to accept it.