Kari Lake calls Steve Bannon her “stud muffin” and the internet has thoughts

Lake also came top in a CPAC poll of preferred Vice President nominees for 2024.

Mar 6, 2023 - 19:00
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Kari Lake calls Steve Bannon her “stud muffin” and the internet has thoughts

Kari Lake and (inset) Steve Bannon
Kari Lake and (inset) Steve Bannon (Photo: Shutterstock)

Failed Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake was among the speakers at CPAC in DC over the weekend. Lake used her speech to again promote the falsehood that she won her election last November. Two courts have now ruled that she lacks evidence to back up her claims.

However, Lake’s predictable complaints about non-existent election fraud are not the reason a clip of her went viral. That was down to her describing former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon as a “Patriotic stud muffin”. Bannon has been a consistent supporter of Lake.

Watch below.

Related: Kari Lake defeated yet again, tells America to “buckle up” to watch her fail further

Lake’s description prompted much comment online.

Elsewhere during her speech, Lake claimed “powerful people back East” had offered her an attractive job on a company board, with a huge salary. But only she’d get out of politics. She said she turned it down the “bribe”. Online, many thought this story was up there with Lake’s election fraud claims.

Related: Kari Lake praises Ron DeSantis for his well-endowed leadership

Despite facing mockery and skepticism online, Lake clearly went down well with the CPAC crowd. She came top in a straw poll of attendees when they were asked who they’d like to see as Vice President nominee in 2024.

Trump won the President nominee poll with 60% of the vote (Ron DeSantis came second with 20%). For VP, Lake polled 20%, putting her ahead of DeSantis (14%) and Nikki Haley (10%).

Lake’s official campaign Twitter account acknowledged the poll. It again took the opportunity to push her big lie. The account tweeted, “We’re flattered, but unfortunately our legal team says the Constitution won’t allow for her to serve as Governor and VP at the same time.”

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