Kari Lake lost her cool when she was asked to respond to allegations made by a drag queen.
Lake, who has been critical of drag, was called out by a drag queen who said he performed for her.
She said Fox News host Bret Baier should have focused more on her baseless election fraud claims.
Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake had a heated exchange with Fox News host Bret Baier on Monday evening after he asked her about about allegations that she was a drag queen's fan.
Lake, who recently criticized drag queens, was called out by Richard Stevens, a popular drag queen from Phoenix who claimed that he and Lake had been friends. Labeling Lake a "complete hypocrite," Stevens said he had also performed at Lake's home while children were present.
During her Fox News appearance, Lake said Stevens' allegations were false, and that she was "appalled" that Baier mentioned them instead of focusing more on the baseless "stolen election" claims that she's championed in her campaign.
Citing a Washington Post article, Baier brought up the topic of Lake possibly being a fan of drag, which led to Lake turning defensive.
"I'm actually appalled that Fox News would take defamatory story like that, and we are pursuing legal action against this drag queen," she told Baier. "I'm appalled that you would bring that up when you have not talked about our stolen election."
Baier countered that the pair had just spent "three questions" addressing Lake's claims. "Every candidate takes tough...
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