Arizona Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake balked Monday night when asked if she would serve as former President Donald Trump's running mate.
Speculation about who President Trump will choose as his running mate has increased after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis dropped out in a video from Sunday's Republican primary. Posted It was posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, less than a week after Trump won the Iowa caucuses by a record margin. When Fox News host Jesse Watters asked if he would accept the vice presidential slot, Lake deflected. (Related: Biden DHS asks Border Patrol to record 'altercation' with Texas law enforcement, DCNF reporter reveals)
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“I believe that I am in the Senate helping America protect our borders and make Arizona a safer and better place to live,” Lake told Watters. I'm in New Hampshire right now to support President Trump. I really want him back as president, but I think we need to not only take back the White House, but also secure a majority. In the Senate. ”
Lake is running for the Senate seat held by independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, but faces a challenge from Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego, also of Arizona.
“Can you imagine how difficult it would be for President Trump to get things done if he didn't have a majority in the Senate?” Lake asked Watters. “And this outrageous decision by the Supreme Court only proves that we need laws to build walls and protect our borders. We need legislation that will finally stop that. That's what I'm happy to do, and I'm going to support President Trump in doing that from day one.”
In the first two months of fiscal year 2024, which began Oct. 1, nearly 380,000 illegal immigrants were encountered at the U.S.-Mexico border. according to According to data released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), there were 2,045,838 encounters in fiscal year 2023, 2,206,436 in fiscal year 2022, and 1,659,206 in fiscal year 2021. An additional 302,000 illegal immigrants entered the United States in December.
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