Arizona Republican who voted with Dems on elections bill BOOED off stage at rally ahead of Trump speech VIDEO
At a conservative Turning Point Action rally in Phoenix, Arizona, state Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita was loudly booed off stage ahead of Donald Trumpâs speech and clashed with the press.
The Saturday event, dubbed âRally to Protect Our Electionsâ, included speeches from candidates running for various positions, such as state senate seats or secretary of state, a position Ugenti-Rita is currently vying for.
The state senator was booed before she even began her speech. After several false starts, Ugenti-Rita gave up and said, âIâm running to be your next secretary of state. Iâm going to win the primary,â before she exited the stage.
Ugenti-Rita has been a target of Republicans recently, mainly thanks to her shooting down an elections bill from fellow state Senator Kelly Townsend. She joined Democrats in voting against the bill.
Ugenti-Ritaâs frosty reception at the TPUSA event was not the end of her controversy. She has since been accused by conservative outlet the Gateway Pundit of having one of their reporters kicked out of the event and later arrested.
According to the Punditâs report, their journalist, Jordan Conradson, confronted the state senator after her disastrous speech and asked her if her vote against Townsendâs election integrity bill was why she was booed. She would only say it was because the bill was âbad,â and when continuing to be questioned, event staff removed Conradson from the event for âharassingâ the lawmaker.
Also on rt.com âSettle down, sonâ: Tucker Carlson confronted by critic while with family, dubbed âworst human being known to mankindâAt the alleged request of Townsend herself, the reporter returned to the event, but was detained by police and could be facing a $900 fine over the incident.
Townsend has accused Ugenti-Rita of getting the reporter arrested because she was asked a question that âangeredâ her, but Ugenti-Rita gave a different version of events.
âA so-called reporter was removed by police & event security from an event yesterday after repeatedly harassing me. Then @AZKellyT encouraged him to break the law by committing trespassing by re-entering the building to continue to harass me,â she wrote of the incident.
A so-called reporter was removed by police & event security from an event yesterday after repeatedly harassing me. Then @AZKellyT encouraged him to break the law by committing trespassing by re-entering the building to continue to harass me. (1of2)https://t.co/GL2EsJtvqx
â" Michelle Ugenti-RITA (@MichelleUgenti) July 25, 2021In a lengthy Twitter thread, the lawmaker also defended herself from conservatives accusing her of not fighting for âelection integrity.â
something every candidate on that stage praised. Iâll put my record of fighting for election integrity up against anyone. What I wonât do is vote for âshowâ legislation that does nothing to strengthen election integrity and introduced for self serving reasons. (2of5)
â" Michelle Ugenti-RITA (@MichelleUgenti) July 25, 2021Trump also took the stage in Arizona on Saturday and continued pushing his belief that the 2020 presidential election outcome was the result of fraud, something there has been no official proof of.
âThere is no way they win elections without cheating,â he said of the Democrats.
Trump was a supporter of Townsendâs bill and called out Republican state Sen. Paul Boyer by name in an email blast to supporters. He did not, however, name Ugenti-Rita in the statement despite her same vote.
Had Trump built the wall like he promised, perhaps he couldâve prevented the 40k #BambooBallots from being imported into Arizona ð. And if he hadnât started an insurrection in D.C. and gotten kicked off here, I couldâve responded directly to him. So thereâs that. pic.twitter.com/elGvwIHca0
â" Paul Boyer (@PaulDBoyer) July 22, 2021If you like this story, share it with a friend!
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