
Kari Lake Pulled 'Gross' Move On Ruben Gallego In Chance Club Meet, Senator Says
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The Arizona senator said he couldn't resist taking the bait from his former opponent and retaliated.
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) confirmed the report of a recent rude encounter with former GOP opponent Kari Lake at a private club in Washington, D.C.
The Bulwark wrote Wednesday that Gallego spotted Lake at the members-only Ned’s Club and went in for a handshake. Lake, who lost to Gallego in their bitter race for the upper chamber in November, reached out with both hands in an apparent gesture of good will. But she killed the moment by uttering, “How does it feel to be bought and paid for by the cartels?”
The exchange was relayed by an unnamed person “familiar with the exchange.” Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) was also in earshot and “blasted Lake,” the outlet noted.
“It’s pretty gross,” Gallego said to the outlet.
But Gallego admitted that he took the bait, disappointing his wife.