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Lake Calls Hobbs a ‘Monster’ for Promoting Gender Transition Surgery in Heated Race for Arizona Governor

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Lake Calls Hobbs a ‘Monster’ for Promoting Gender Transition Surgery in Heated Race for Arizona Governor
Arizona Republican candidate for governor Kari Lake speaks with supporters at a rally in Phoenix on Nov. 3, 2022. Allan Stein/The Epoch Times
Allan Stein
Allan Stein
11/4/2022|Updated: 11/4/2022
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PHOENIX, Ariz.—Calling her Democratic opponent Katie Hobbs a “monster,” Arizona Republican candidate for governor Kari Lake accused Hobbs of promoting gender transition surgery because her husband is a child therapist at Phoenix Children’s Hospital (PCH).

“We just found out her husband [Patrick Goodman] is a child psychologist specializing in transitioning children. It makes sense now. Why would she push this stuff on our beautiful, perfect babies?” Trump-endorsed Lake said at a rally in Phoenix on Nov. 3.

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