Clarissa-Jan Lim is a breaking/trending news blogger for MSNBC Digital. She was previously a senior reporter and editor at BuzzFeed News.
Kari Lake appeared to tell a crowd Sunday to arm themselves in preparation for the election — just in case. Speaking at a rally in Lake Havasu, the Arizona Republican repeatedly warned about a nebulous persecution that she and her supporters will face in the months leading up to the November election. She said she felt veterans and law enforcement officers in the crowd “are ready for it,” NBC News reported. Lake, who lost the 2022 race for Arizona governor and is now running for a seat in the U.
” Lake's comments echo the violent rhetoric that Republicans have seemingly become comfortable with, in large part thanks to Trump, who is fond of employing violent and dehumanizing expressions in his political speeches. Another frequent offender is Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., whom my MSNBC colleague Ja'han Jones has referred to as 'a mouthpiece for the conservative movement’s violent fantasies.
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