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Trump pick's 'disqualifying' smear hurled back in her face: 'How about an apology?'
A Smear Mistaken for CredentialsSource ContextAt her Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, Kari Lake refused to retract her 2024 claim that Sen. Ruben Gallego was “controlled by the cartels,” even after Sen. Tim Kaine pressed her on the complete lack of evidence and the fact that PolitiFact had rated the charge “pants on fire.” When asked directly whether she had any proof, Lake would not concede the point, and she made clear she had repeated the accusation after the campaign ended.Who Holds Power HereThe actual institutional power sits with the White House that nominated her and the…
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