Former Arizona gubernatorial candidate and staunch Trump ally Kari Lake has shot down a swirling rumor that she’s in talks to join Newsmax, calling the report “absolute fake news” in a fiery appearance on Steve Bannon’s War Room.
The rumor gained traction after several outlets claimed Lake was eyeing a new role at the conservative network. But according to Lake, the story is as bogus as they come. “That reporting yesterday was absolutely fake news,” Lake told Bannon. “Think about how bad the media is. You cannot hate them enough, Steve.”
Lake detailed the sequence of events that led to the false report, saying both she and Newsmax denied the claims before the story was published. “They reached out to me, asked if I was negotiating with Newsmax. I said, no, you know, get better sources. You’re wrong. Apparently, they reached out to Newsmax. Newsmax said it’s false, and they run the story anyway.”
Calling out what she sees as a failing media industry, Lake didn’t hold back. “We cannot possibly have enough ire toward the absolute fake news that we already have. Thankfully, it’s starting to collapse. They’ll just run any fake hit piece for clicks to try