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Trump Demands Kari Lake Be ‘Installed’ as Governor

November 28, 2022 at 3:15 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Donald Trump demanded that Kari Lake (R) be named the winner of the Arizona governor’s race — even though she lost.

Said Trump: “Massive numbers of ‘BROKEN’ voting machines in Republican Districts on Election Day. Mechanics sent in to ‘FIX’ them made them worse. Kari had to be taken to a Democrat area, which was working perfectly, to vote.”

He added: “Her opponent ran the Election. This is yet another criminal voting operation – SO OBVIOUS. Kari Lake should be installed Governor of Arizona.”

Lake has refused to admit defeat to Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs (D).

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