The Arizona Republican Kari Lake’s vow of armed resistance over Donald Trump’s indictment for retaining classified records “threatens the very core of our democracy”, an Arizonan Democratic congressman said[…]
Lake, a TV news anchor turned far-right firebrand, lost the election for Arizona governor last year. She continues to insist without evidence her defeat was the result of fraud

Speaking to Georgia Republicans on Friday, she said: “I have a message tonight for [US attorney general] Merrick Garland, and Jack Smith, and Joe Biden. And the guys back there in the fake news media, you should listen up as well, this one’s for you

“If you want to get to President Trump, you’re going to have to go through me, and you’re going to have to go through 75 million Americans just like me

“And I’m going to tell you, most of us are card-carrying members of the NRA [National Rifle Association]. That’s not a threat – that’s a public service announcement

“We will not let you lay a finger on President Trump. Frankly, now is the time to cling to our guns and our religion”

Lake was speaking in place of Mike Pence, Trump’s vice-president who escaped the mob Trump sent to the Capitol on January 6[…]
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Lake’s remarks in Columbus on Friday met with a standing ovation

Responding to a reporter, Lake tweeted: “I meant what I said”