The Donald Trump-backed Republican nominee for Arizona governor claimed voters had been flocking to her as a result of they “need somebody who’s going to guard their youngsters from these new pressured pictures that the CDC is recommending to ensure that our youngsters to have the ability to go to high school.”
Critics on Twitter famous the inconsistency of Lake calling the pictures “pressured” in nearly the identical breath as saying the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention was solely “recommending” them.
The choice truly falls to the states, not the CDC, and in Arizona’s case, the outgoing Gov. Doug Ducey (R) in Might signed a invoice to cease the COVID-19 vaccine from being mandated for youngsters within the state.
Watch Lake’s vaccine feedback from the 7-minute mark right here: