The man was asked to leave by the unsuccessful candidate's supporters in Phoenix, Arizona, but he refused, insisting he was 'part of the movement.'
Around 30 Lake backers gathered in Phoenix, outside the Arizona State Capitol, demanding a rerun of the state's gubernatorial election.
Republican gubernatorial candidate for Arizona Kari Lake speaking to members of the media after voting in the US midterm election, in Phoenix, Arizona, on November 8, 2022. On Friday, some of her supporters held a rally in Phoenix, demanding the election is rerun.Lake, a Trump-endorsed Republican, lost the governor's race to Democrat Katie Hobbs, by 49.7 percent of the vote to 50.3 percent., and has filed a number of lawsuits in a bid to overturn the result.
Her supporters organized a protest outside the state capitol at 9 a.m. MST, claiming"hundreds of patriot groups" would unite to"protest the uncertifiable results." However, video from the scene, in a tweet by Ron Filipkowski, showed no more than 50 people turned up, including one man waving a large Confederate battle-standard.
This sparked anger from other rally participants, who accused the man of seeking to undermine their event and asked him to leave.Controversy today at the protest outside the AZ Capitol to demand a new election on Dec 6. A guy showed up with a big confederate flag. Organizers are trying to get him to leave and he is arguing it’s not racist.
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