'Stop lying!': Kari Lake buried by Michael Steele over latest flip-flop

Reacting to an interview with NBC News that she has changed her mind about limits on abortion, former Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele pounced on Kari Lake for flip-flopping as she makes a second bid for political office.

Lake, considered the GOP frontrunner for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), is now saying she has reconsidered her opinion on a nationwide abortion ban — a move that has proven to be a loser for conservatives across the country.

The controversial Lake, who has been dialing back her claims that she was denied the governorship in 2022 because the election was stolen and is currently trying to make amends with what she calls McCain voters in Arizona who contributed to her loss, told NBC she has had another change of mind.

As NBC reported, "Lake said she believes Arizona will settle on a rule that offers access to abortion up to 15 to 24 weeks. She called the state’s current 15-week limit “a good law,” and told NBC News that she does not support Arizona’s controversial territorial rule, a near-total ban on abortion that is under dispute in the courts. As recently as November 2023, Lake responded to a question about her previous support for the territorial ban, saying, 'I haven’t changed.'"

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That led Steele, now a co-host of MSNBC's The Weekend" to pounce.

"That Senate race must be getting a little hot for you," Steele mocked the former TV personality.

"But here's my point on all of this: you already told us who you are, Kari, stop lying," he continued. "We know if you go to the Senate, we know what you're voting for. So, come on, just be honest, what changed? What changed? Because you weren't in this space when [Republican Sen. Lindsey] Graham was out there, 'now it's like we're gonna do a national ban. While the states were pushing and moving in that direction."'

"So yeah, campaigns are campaigns, but you know, at least be honest with Arizona and let them know where you really stand," he advised. "Don't be like some of those Supreme Court justices on this issue who tell the hearings folks one thing and then do something else, a little bit later on."

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