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  Arizona Gubernatorial Candidate Kari Lake
CPAC 2022
Rosen Shingle Creek
Orlando, FL
February 26, 2022

[transcript from Kari Lake for Arizona]

Hello. Oh my gosh, what a full house tonight. I know you're not here to see me. I know who you're here to see. I'm excited too. Hello patriots. Are you out there, Trump Republicans? I love you too. I got to tell you, it is truly a miracle that I am standing here on stage right now. I can't even believe that I'm here, actually, and the only person that I can thank for it is God above.

I have had quite the year. A year ago, I was actually walking the halls of CPAC, just like all of us. I'm not going to lie, I was feeling very scared and very nervous, because I knew I was going to leave CPAC, fly out of Orlando home to Arizona, and quit my job. It's a scary feeling. It wasn't just any job I was quitting. I was walking away from an incredibly successful news career, 27 years covering the great state of Arizona. Anybody here from Arizona?

We were number one news cast in the state of Arizona. I was going to walk away from my very lucrative, large paycheck, walk away from my benefits package, walk away from my insurance and that security that I had for my family, because journalism had been replaced with propaganda. Yep. I refuse to lie to the people of Arizona. I wasn't going to do it. That's exactly what's happening with the news today. And I actually thought I worked for the good guys. Let me tell you this, there are no good guys in corporate media.

They don't exist. If there were good guys, they would be telling us about Hydroxychloroquine and Ivermectin. The fake news was more interested in talking about COVID death stats. They didn't want to talk and tell us about the risks with the COVID shot. They went mum on that. They refused to be honest about a rigged, corrupt 2020 election. I'm talking to you guys right back there, the fake news.

I got a question for you, why won't you be honest with the people of this country? Why? Why won't you tell us the truth about the 2020 election? You owe it to the people of this country to be honest about what happened. We know what happened. Hopefully, by now we've turned them off. So, I implore to the fake news, forget what your bosses are saying, and tell the truth.

Unlike the fake news media, the people in this building are patriots who are always wanting to do the right thing, and I'm so honored to be here with you. Gone are the days of the rhino Republicans, like Mitt and Liz. There's a reason they're not here and we are here. I do understand this, sometimes it's uncomfortable to ruffle feathers. We've all been there before. We don't want to perhaps lose a client. We don't want to offend family members, or start a problem at a family gathering.

But folks, we're in the 11th hour and our time is running out. I want to tell you this, our forefathers lost a whole lot more than a client. They lost more than a paycheck and a pension when 56 men signed their death warrant when they signed the Declaration of Independence. I'll tell you what, if those patriots way back when gave those tyrants the middle finger, then there is no reason that we cannot tell our tyrants today to shove it. Right?

Right? USA. You know what? It's happening right now. As we speak, there is a line of truckers, a convoy headed across this great nation. I know there are some moms and dads out there who are standing up to their school boards as we speak, telling them we want curriculum that makes sense. How many moms and dads out there? The very fact that we are here right now, we are off the sidelines and we are in the game, and we're in the fourth quarter right now, we got to get in the game.

We know that if we have another election that is stolen from us, we're going to lose this country forever.
Rigged elections have consequences, sky high inflation. We can't even afford our groceries right now. We've got an open border on our southern border right now, in Arizona where I'm from. It's wide open, and yet the 24/7 fake news is talking about a border half a world away.

They are not mentioning the NARCO terrorists who are trafficking CCP Fentanyl right through Arizona into our neighborhoods, killing our children, and killing our loved ones. I'm going to tell you what, they're trafficking enough Fentanyl right now to kill every man, woman, and child three times over. Think about that. As far as I'm concerned, that is a weapon of mass destruction.

I'm a mother. I've got two kids of my own. When I think about the children that are being trafficked into this world, into this very dark world, you don't even want to fathom what's happening. And it's happening in our country right now, right up through Mexico into Arizona. Stolen elections have consequences, folks. Americans are losing their jobs because they choose to have medical freedom and say no to the job.

Stolen elections have consequences, because our schools are still masking our precious children.
Yes, they are. None of this would be happening if the man who truly won the election was sitting in the Oval Office. None of it. But don't worry, because he will be back. He is coming back with a vengeance. So, as I wrap this up, an amazing thing happened after I left CPAC. I quit my job, and the good people of Arizona reached out to me in droves. They asked me to run for office.

Guess what, I said yes. So, I stand here today on course to become the most conservative governor Arizona has ever seen. It's truly amazing. We are the front runner by a mile. We have a grassroots campaign unlike they've ever seen in Arizona before. The fake news is churning out hit piece, after hit piece, after hit piece, and they're scared to death. And, I am endorsed by the greatest president we've ever known, Donald J. Trump.

So, I've a question for everybody right now. Who wants President Trump back in the White House? All right, so let's cast our first vote right now. Grab your phones. Do you got your phones, everybody? Hold them up. How many of you have downloaded the CPAC app? How many of you haven't? All right, get someone to help you. Do it right now. Download the app, click on the straw poll icon-

I already voted.

You already voted, okay. Then enter your eight digit code. Do you know where that is? It's right there on your badge, right below the QR code. Let me see, are you voting. I can tell you right now without a doubt that this vote is more secure than the 2020 vote in Arizona. We know there's no dead people voting.

All right, when you get to that straw poll, vote for who you think should win the 2024 presidential election. I voted for Donald J. Trump. Before I leave you tonight, I want to remind you of one thing. One year ago, I was an attendee just like you at CPAC. As a matter of fact, I was sitting right about... right over there. Right there where they're waving their arms. The mere fact that I am now standing up here shows you that we can accomplish anything.

So tomorrow, when we leave, when we pack up with all the inspiration and motivation, don't store that away as a memory on your phone. Take that fire, go back home, and do everything you can to make your state great. Thank you, CPAC. Thank you, Matt. God bless America.

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