Interview: Arizona Governor Hopeful Kari Lake on Her Faith, Media Bias, and Why She’s Running
Arizona | June 24, 2021
Longtime Fox News Emmy Award-winning anchor Kari Lake discussed faith, media bias, and her plans for governorship in an interview with The Arizona Sun Times. The governor hopeful offered insight honed from over 20 years of reporting in the state – how it was the people’s stories and needs that inspired her to take the leap from reporting to running for office.
“I have no special interests except for the people of Arizona,” said Lake.
Faith in God
Lake can pinpoint the exact moment in her life when she reconnected to God. It was summer 2019. Lake’s private remarks lambasting a local paper were caught on a hot mic clip that went viral. Lake faced public condemnation and calls for her firing. Looking back now, Lake says she’s grateful for the attacks on her because it brought her closer to her faith.
“Two years ago, I got canceled – as they say – now I laugh at it. It was painful at the time and really frightening. At the time, it was horrible,” said Lake. “Something had been recorded at work, and somehow [was] put out in the world and became a really big story and I immediately was attacked for it and was canceled for it. It really brought me to my knees. I was praying to God to just get me through this.”..
(Excerpts from the Tennessee Star)