Arizona Republican wants "engraved apology" from Kari Lake

An Arizona Republican who ran against Kari Lake for governor, Matt Salmon, said he would not consider supporting her without "an engraved apology" for her past interactions with him.

A longtime Phoenix-area news anchor, Lake entered the national political spotlight in 2022 when she ran for governor in Arizona as a strongly MAGA-aligned Republican, eventually securing the GOP nomination and the endorsement of former President Donald Trump.

Despite a tight race and much hope for success from the broader Republican Party, Lake lost the race to Katie Hobbs by a slim margin, part of an overall trend in the 2022 midterms of Trump-backed Republicans losing key races. Lake refused to concede that race, leveling numerous accusations of voter fraud and filing several lawsuits that were ultimately dismissed.