Kari Lake Lies That NY GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Was Stabbed

During an interview Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo, Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake lied saying that Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY), currently running for governor in New York, was stabbed during a campaign event. From Mediaite:

Bartiromo asked Lake about increased threats to campaigns and politicians, and Lake accused Democrats of being “in a bit of a panic” over support for Republicans.

She also claimed Republican candidates are being “attacked even more,” citing the Zeldin incident as an example. 

Lake said: “Lee Zeldin got stabbed while he was speaking to a crowd of people not all that long ago, and it barely got any coverage, so the panic is only coming from the left and they’re only covering any attacks or situations that affect people who are Democrats. They’re failing to recognize that the Republicans running, I think, are being attacked even more.”

Yes, Zeldin was attacked while giving a speech in July. No, he wasn’t harmed. Last week, Lake falsely claimed that Zeldin’s attacker was freed after the attack. Point of fact, the man was jailed for months before being released to an alcohol abuse rehab program. And yes, Lake only makes TV appearances from behind that massive gauze filter on her web cam. https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1589626322539659267