The Phoenix New Times reports:
It’s a time-tested strategy, straight out of 1995: When someone calls you out for lying, falsely accuse that person of being gay. That’s the tack Kari Lake took while testifying in front of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. “I’ve seen you in action, including your behavior in the last two elections,” Democratic Rep. Greg Stanton told her. “Let me be clear about something: The American people cannot believe a word you say.”
“They could literally put out a lie about anybody here, and I know you’ve been the victim of that. I know you’ve been the victim,” Lake responded. “I remember the stories about you where they said you had a gay lover.”
To be clear: Lake appears to have made those “stories” up. There seems to be no evidence of any old “stories” about Stanton’s sexuality, nor did Lake specify who “they” were. Two longtime Arizona journalists, Brahm Resnik of 12 News and Garrett Archer of ABC 15, both said they’d never heard of any such rumors about Stanton.
Read the full article. For his part, Stanton’s eviscerating recounting of Lake’s many election lies has gone wildly viral on TikTok. Watch at least the first two minutes of Stanton’s opening remarks in the YouTube clip below.
Kari Lake to Rep. Greg Stanton: “I remember the stories about you where they said you had a gay lover.” pic.twitter.com/dlGpIcNehL
— The Bulwark (@BulwarkOnline) June 25, 2025