America First stalwart Kari Lake says she will not run in Arizona’s 2026 gubernatorial election, having previously run for the governorship and a Senate seat in two closely fought and contentious races marred by allegations of Democrat election rigging. Lake, who has been vocal about her belief that a “corrupt machine” in Arizona worked against her, announced her decision on X.
“I will never take for granted the movement we have in Arizona,” Lake stated. “But there is a corrupt machine here that is hellbent on making sure I never hold office. So, I won’t put my family (and myself) through the torture of running again,” she explained.
Lake says she is instead focused on helping President-elect Donald J. Trump’s incoming administration in Washington, D.C. The MAGA kingpin has tapped her to lead Voice of America (VOA), the U.S. government-funded global news service, to “ensure that the American values of Freedom and Liberty are broadcast around the World FAIRLY and ACCURATELY, unlike the lies spread by the Fake News Media.”
Lake expressed her intention to “return [Voice of America] to its glory days, and help President Trump Make America Great Again.”
VOA was established as the United States Foreign Information Service during the Second World War by the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Dogged by allegations of anti-Trump bias, the government-funded broadcaster is reported as “highly concerned” about being overseen by a supporter of the America First leader.
This young lady at #AMFEST asked me if I was going to run for Governor again in 2026.
The answer is no.
I am going to go help President Trump turn this country around by leading @VOANews & sharing America’s story with the world. pic.twitter.com/oVaW4clTlT
— Kari Lake (@KariLake) December 28, 2024
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