Kari Lake Lies That Zeldin Was “Stabbed” By Attacker

Mediaite reports:

Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake falsely claimed on the eve of the midterm elections that Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) was stabbed during a campaign event “and it barely got any coverage.”

Lake appeared with Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo on Monday to discuss increased tensions around the midterm elections.

Zeldin was attacked while giving a speech in July, but he was unharmed. Footage of the Zeldin attack quickly went viral in July and received plenty of media attention.

Read the full article. Bartiromo, of course, made to attempt to counter Lake’s stupid lie. Last week Lake also lied that Zeldin’s attacker was freed after the attack, but in fact the man was jailed for months before being released to an alcohol abuse rehab program. As you can see below, Lake appeared behind her customary gauze filter, which was parodied this weekend on SNL.

Lee Zeldin did not get stabbed. Jeez. This is just an outrageous lie from Kari Lake. pic.twitter.com/I9VasALDM2

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 7, 2022