Trump adviser brands VP-hopeful Kari Lake a ‘shameless, ruthless demagogue’
Just days after failed Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake said she was considering a Senate run, Donald Trump’s advisers revealed that the former president has become disenchanted with her in recent months. Ms Lake announced on Saturday that she was weighing a Senate run, despite repeatedly losing legal challenges to her election loss. “Politics is gross. It’s a slimy business, but I think we need real people to be in it. And so I am contemplating running for office again,” she told Breitbart. According to The Daily Beast, the former president specifically found Ms Lake’s attempts to get attention distasteful. “She’s a shameless, ruthless demagogue who wants power and will do whatever she has to do to get it,” a Trump adviser told the publication. Ms Lake has tried to position herself as a potential contender to become Mr Trump’s pick for vice president—a tactic the former president also apparently did not appreciate. The former president doesn’t like how Ms Lake is “running around saying she should be VP,” an adviser told the outlet. “Tells you all you need to know that he did not make her his national spokeswoman,” they added. “She was an obvious choice.” Another adviser told The Daily Beast that the former president “sees through her gambit for the vice presidency.” An operative close to the Trump campaign also chimed in, telling the outlet: “I think she is an effective surrogate, but I’m not sure she will be a VP pick,” also suggesting that the Arizona Republican could serve as the former president’s press secretary if elected again. Despite the criticisms coming from Mr Trump’s orbit, a spokesperson for Ms Lake told the publication that the rumors were “pathetic attempts from Team DeSantis.” “MAGA world is more United [sic] than ever and ready to win big in 2024,” the spokesperson said. In June, reports emerged that the Arizona Republican was “couch-surfing” at Mr Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home. “Kari Lake is there all the time,” a source told PEOPLE Magazine. “There’s a suite there that she practically lives in.” Ms Lake’s adviser responded to the news, telling The Independent: “This is a ridiculous story from a gossip tabloid that frankly we thought went out of business in the early 2000’s. Kari Lake often speaks at events all over the country in support of America First candidates and organizations; and when she does have the honor of being invited to speak at the beautiful Mar-a-Lago, she overnights at Hilton properties in Palm Beach with her loving husband of 25 years.” Read More Arizona election denier Kari Lake ‘couch-surfing like a bum’ at Mar-a-Lago, ex-Trump lawyer says Arizona Republican election official sues Kari Lake for defamation ‘This will escalate’: Kari Lake called out over incendiary threat to Biden admin after Trump indictment
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Exonerated Central Park Five member will win primary for NYC council seat in Harlem, CNN projects
Yusef Salaam, an exonerated member of the Central Park Five has won the Democratic primary for a New York City Council seat in Harlem, CNN projects, after a reallocation of ranked-choice voting results expanded Salaam's lead.
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Train traffic snarled between NY and Philadelphia restored but with residual delays
Overhead power issues have caused Amtrak to suspend rail service from Philadelphia to New York, the company said in a statement. Rail service is operating on a limited basis from NY to Philadelphia "with no substitute transportation available," Amtrak said.
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Ford auto sales rise on robust demand, improved supply
(Reuters) -Ford Motor Co on Thursday followed rivals in reporting a rise in second-quarter U.S. auto sales, driven by easing
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Canadian farmer fined for thumbs-up emoji
A judge has ruled the Saskatchewan farmer's expression of assent amounts to a digital signature.
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TEGNA Appoints Valerie Guyton President and General Manager at KWES, KIDY and KXVA in West Texas
TYSONS, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 6, 2023--
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EA Sports FC 24 Cover Star Leaked, Reveal Date
EA Sports FC 24 cover star has been leaked with Erling Haaland as the new athlete alongside reveal date and release date information.
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NBA rumors: Damian Lillard's agent is warning other teams off from trying to trade for him
Damian Lillard wants to be traded to the Heat but the Trail Blazers don't like their best offer. Now Lillard's agent is trying to scare off other teams.According to Adrian Wojnarowski, Aaron Goodwin, who is Damian Lillard's agent, has been warning off teams besides the Miami Heat ...
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Biden will highlight solar deal in South Carolina to show his economic agenda helps red states
President Joe Biden is heading to South Carolina to make the case that his economic agenda is helping keep even red states humming
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Man Utd make second offer for Inter goalkeeper Andre Onana
Manchester United make an improved offer for Inter goalkeeper Andre Onana. The Cameroonian is Erik ten Hag's first choice target to come in and replace David de Gea, whose contract has now expired.
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NBA rumors: How Donovan Mitchell could wind up on the trading block
Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers could be approaching an impasse next summer.Donovan Mitchell's first season with the Cleveland Cavaliers went about as well as it could have individually. He averaged 28.3 points and 4.4 assists on 61.4 TS%, putting him on the shortlist of true s...
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US set to award $6.88 billion grant for key New York tunnel project - senator
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration plans to award a $6.88 billion grant to help build a new
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