Kari Lake Responds After Report Says She’s on Trump’s Shortlist for Running Mate

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Kari Lake says her focus remains on her fight to become governor of Arizona, and not on running for vice president in 2024.

The Republican candidate came just shy of winning her contest against Democrat Katie Hobbs last fall and has gone to the Arizona Supreme Court in her battle to have election results from Maricopa County declared invalid due to misconduct.

Lake has been talked about as a potential running mate to former President Donald Trump, who is seeking the Republican nomination for president in 2024. She won a straw poll at the recent Conservative Political Action Conference and was on one news site’s list of four women Trump might pick if he wins the GOP primaries.

But Lake said despite her strong commitment to supporting Trump, her focus is on Arizona.

“I am 100 percent dedicated to serving as Arizona Governor. I will also work to make sure President Trump gets back in the White House ASAP,” she said in a statement to the U.K.’s Daily Mail, the outlet reported Tuesday.

“Anything outside of those two goals is nothing but a distraction,” Lake said.

Lake said that changing America’s direction needs to not only happen in Washington.

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