Eventually, Lake complied with the organizers of the event and left the audience ahead of her own time on stage.Ī campaign surrogate for Lake - Mexican telenovela star Eduardo Verástegui - reportedly stayed behind in her place. Per NBC News, Lake was told to return to a waiting area and initially refused, calling on her opponent to come debate her. Governor Was Once a Supporter, Drag Queen Friend Says: 'Complete Hypocrite' NBC News reports that both Lake and Hobbs had agreed that neither would be onstage while the other was speaking, with Hobbs slated to speak first.īut the event was briefly upended when Lake - a Republican who has molded her self in the image of former President Donald Trump - sat in the front row before Hobbs took the stage, directly in the line of site of the Democrat. The organizers of a town hall event featuring two candidates running for Arizona governor say the Republican candidate, Kari Lake, was asked to leave the audience after it appeared she tried to disrupt the event for her opponent, Katie Hobbs.

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CPAC began in 1974, and is a conference that brings together and hosts conservative organizations, activists, and world leaders in discussing current events and future political agendas. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ross D Franklin/AP/Shutterstock (13058485a) Arizona Democratic candidate for Governor Katie Hobbs speaks to the media before dropping off her primary election ballot, in Scottsdale, Ariz Election 2022 Governor Arizona, Scottsdale, United States - DALLAS, TEXAS - AUGUST 06: Republican nominee for Arizona governor Kari Lake speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference CPAC at the Hilton Anatole on Augin Dallas, Texas.

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