The next is a transcript of an interview with Kari Lake, Republican candidate for governor in Arizona, that aired on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022 on "Face the Nation."
MAJOR GARRETT: Now to the race for governor of Arizona. Our newest ballot reveals Democrat Katie Hobbs and Republican Kari Lake tied at 49%. The 2 candidates haven't scheduled a debate however they're right here to reply our questions. Every candidate could have about eight and a half minutes, we intend to cowl the identical points with every candidate. points recognized by our personal polling as of main concern to Arizona voters. Our skill to cowl this floor, after all, shall be influenced in no small measure by the size of the candidates solutions. First Republican Carrie Lake, who joins us from Phoenix. Good morning, and welcome to FACE THE NATION.
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR AZ GOV KARI LAKE: Good morning, Main. Thanks a lot for having me on. Simply to make clear, I've agreed to any and all debates, and I shall be participating in a single with out my opponent subsequent week on the twelfth. I might find it irresistible if she would present up as a result of I feel there's quite a lot of vital points that the individuals of Arizona want to listen to about.
MAJOR GARRETT: We'll get to that, I promise. Your web site is detailed and particular on the query of immigration and border safety. You name, if elected as governor, for Arizona to hitch different states to type what you name a compact to hold out border safety separate from the federal authorities, together with arrest and detention. For the good thing about Arizona voters, are you able to clarify the authorized and sensible software of this strategy?
LAKE: Nicely, after all, if you understand the Structure, you understand that Article 4, Part 4 requires the federal authorities to guard us from invasion, and beneath Joe Biden's lack of management, we simply aren't seeing that. And we now have an invasion at our border, the cartels, these Narco terrorist teams have operational management. And so they're utilizing Arizona to smuggle individuals, to visitors youngsters and to visitors probably the most harmful drug we have ever seen, fentanyl. And so we will invoke our Article One, Part 10, principally, authority to care for our personal border and shield our personal border. It is proper there in black and white within the Structure. And we meet all three standards, we now have an invasion, our persons are in imminent hazard, and time is of the essence. There is no time for delay. So we will produce other states provide assist. I've already obtained a pair different governors who're prepared to assist out. And I do know that for those who ask individuals in different states that aren't border states, they deem this disaster on the border as one of many prime points going through our nation–
MAJOR GARRETT: Would Arizona–
LAKE: with younger individuals dying of fentanyl poisoning proper now.
MAJOR GARRETT: Would Arizona go it alone if it did not get this compact settlement with different states?
LAKE: Sure, we'll. However I imagine we'll get assist. I've already talked to another governors and so they're- they're vowing to assist us out wherever they will, as a result of they notice that what comes into Arizona, fentanyl, individuals coming right here illegally, youngsters being trafficked, would not keep in Arizona, it goes to all 50 states. And I simply spoke final week to a mom and father who misplaced their son. And it is simply tragic. We're shedding extra individuals to fentanyl in Arizona, since Joe Biden took workplace than we misplaced in 9/11 or throughout COVID.
MAJOR GARRETT: If, as there would seemingly be, federal challenges have been introduced, would you as governor await for these federal challenges to this state compact be resolved? And would you respect them in the event that they have been to any means impinge upon or limit or nullify the state compact strategy?
LAKE: We'll, we'll problem the federal authorities. If they'll problem us, I feel we now have the appropriate to do that. And we could have attorneys file lawsuits as nicely. However we're not going to again down and let our individuals be overrun with medication, watch our kids die. We had a 16 12 months previous die right here within the metro space final week from a fentanyl overdose. We will not preserve having this occur. We're shedding our younger era. So I hope that Joe Biden would not combat us as a result of then it will actually appear to be he's on the aspect of the cartels. And I do not suppose he needs the individuals to suppose that
MAJOR GARRETT: Your web site additionally says that Washington D.C. incentivizes unlawful immigration to fulfill, quote, huge enterprise lust for reasonable labor. Does that huge enterprise lust reside in Arizona in any respect?
LAKE: I feel it resides all over the place. And we noticed it with Nancy Pelosi final week. I imply, it was probably the most racist factor. I feel I've heard her say though she mentioned fairly a number of issues which might be offensive. She mentioned these individuals coming in illegally ought to go decide fruit within the South. I imply, I could not imagine my ears, MAJOR, after I heard that. We need to guarantee that our center class and our working class are wholesome. The Democrats used to care about our working class. And now they seem that they do not. They need to see 5 million individuals are available. These 5 million individuals have been this factor. They are not staying on the streets. It is Americans who're homeless. And so they're taking jobs from onerous working Arizonans, and we will begin placing Arizona first and defending our residents on this state.
MAJOR GARRETT: Nominee Lake our polling reveals that abortion is an important subject to Arizona vote voters you have got been quoted as saying Arizona shall be a state the place we won't be taking the lives of our unborn anymore. You've got additionally extra not too long ago been quoted as saying that in Arizona abortion needs to be uncommon and authorized. Are these statements constant?
LAKE: I-I used to be in an interview after I mentioned that, and I used to be I used to be telling the interviewer that when abortion was first introduced, they mentioned it needs to be. It needs to be uncommon, protected and authorized. And now it is turn out to be something however uncommon. In Katie Hobbs' world, you possibly can ask her about this, I perceive she's arising subsequent, they're for abortion proper up till beginning, in case you are within the hospital in labor, the abortionists are for providing you with an abortion, If you happen to need one.
MAJOR GARRETT: What are you for?
LAKE: We have to draw the line- We have to draw the road someplace. I'm going to be the chief of the state, the chief government officer, and I'll observe the legislation. The legislation proper now because it stands is Governor Ducey's legislation at 15 weeks, so we'll observe the legislation.
MAJOR GARRETT: Would you search to limit abortions be-be-beyond- nearer than 15 weeks?
LAKE: Might I end?
MAJOR GARRETT: Positive.
LAKE I'm- I am a girl. I am a mom. I am all for ladies's well being care. I come from a big household, seven sisters I've, after all I need girls's well being care. This has moved past well being care. We're not giving girls selections. I am for giving girls true selections. And once they stroll into an abortion heart, they're solely given one selection. And so they're not informed that you've the selection to maintain your child, and we will help and this is how. Or we will help you discover a loving household who will undertake your child. I need to give girls true selections. I'll uphold the legislation, no matter that legislation is. And I need to see to it that we have save extra lives. Proper now the Democrats have began pushing so removed from that uncommon however protected, to something goes as much as 9 months of being pregnant, after beginning. Katie Hobbs my opponent really has voted for, and also you have a look at her voting report, permitting a child who survives an abortion that the hospital would refuse medical care and permit the child to die on a chilly steel tray. She voted for that.
MAJOR GARRETT: We'll take that up with Katie Hobbs, I assure you. This week, Nominee Lake, a 64 12 months previous Iowa man was arrested and charged for threatening to lynch Maricopa County Supervisor Clint Hickman. In response, Hickman mentioned, "individuals in positions of affect and management in Arizona are silent. How are you going to be silent?" Do you have got a reply from Mr. Hickman? And would you help, and do you help federal and state prosecution of anybody who threatens the lives of an election employee?
LAKE: I feel that anybody who threatens anybody's life needs to be detained and questioned. I am not for violence in any means. And I ought to remind you that, you understand, throughout COVID, when quite a lot of People have been confronted with not having the ability to use their free speech to talk out towards what was occurring, they have been shedding their jobs, they have been shedding their companies, they have been being pressured to get pictures that they did not need. Individuals have been being bullied and-and attacked and in addition threatened throughout that point. I feel we have to get again to the place we now have free speech and we should not be threatening individuals, and I hope that they arrest that man and detain him.
MAJOR GARRETT: Earlier this week, Blake Masters, as you understand, Republican nominee for the Senate mentioned he has not seen proof of vote counting issues or election outcomes that will have modified the end result of the 2020 presidential election. He additionally mentioned President Biden is the reliable president. Do you agree?
LAKE: I feel we now have main issues in our election system. And when it goes again to 2000. We had Democrats saying the 2000 election wasn't honest. They have been complaining the 2004 election wasn't honest. 2016, Kamala Harris spoke out and mentioned that the digital voting machines have been hacked in entrance of her eyes and no one referred to as them election deniers. And now unexpectedly in 2020, Garrett, we do not have free speech anymore. We will not communicate out towards our personal elections. All I am asking for is the power to talk out when our authorities does one thing mistaken. We should always be capable of communicate out towards it–
MAJOR GARRETT: Do you agree with the assertion that Blake Masters made?
LAKE: I- I am not going to tackle what Blake mentioned. I'll tackle what I mentioned. And what I say is we now have issues in our election. They have not been solved in 2016. They weren't solved in '18. Only a month or two in the past throughout our main election. And I am positive your voters- your viewers do not even know this. Katie Hobbs' workplace suggested the counties on what number of ballots to print. This was two months in the past–
MAJOR GARRETT: Nominee Lake–
LAKE: and so they beneath printed ballots in our largest county, and so they ran out of Republican solely ballots one hour into voting. We have now to revive honesty to our elections; we should restore honesty.
MAJOR GARRETT: In equity, restore, in equity and in timing for each you and Katie Hobbs. We have now to finish it there. Thanks very a lot for being with us on FACE THE NATION. We'll be again in only one minute. Stick with us.