Penalties of Defying MAGA: Kari Lake Trending as Contender for Joni Ernst’s Seat in 2026 – “Kari Lake’s Potential Transfer to Iowa: A New Senate Battle?” | The Gateway Pundit

Kari Lake is trending on X/Twitter tonight as a possible contender to tackle Joni Ernst (R-IA) for the U.S. Senate in 2026 after Ernst’s makes an attempt to sabotage Trump’s incoming administration and Cupboard picks.

The Gateway Pundit reported earlier that Joni Ernst stated on Thursday that she isn’t but a “sure” vote on Pete Hegseth after assembly with him privately. Ernst voted in favor of Biden’s incompetent DEI Protection Secretary, Lloyd Austin, however she attracts the road with Pete Hegseth. What a gutless particular person.

She didn’t cease there both.

As The Gateway Pundit reported, Ernst is waging an aggressive marketing campaign to derail Pete Hegseth’s nomination for Secretary of Protection.

In keeping with sources near the Trump marketing campaign, Ernst has been making direct appeals to former President Donald Trump, urging him to withdraw Hegseth’s nomination and positioning herself as a possible substitute.

Ernst is up for reelection in 2026, and plenty of wish to see Iowa native and Trump-Endorsed Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake return to her residence state to take away her.

This comes after Lake’s questionable race for Senate in Arizona. The Gateway Pundit reported that Arizona’s largest county, Maricopa County, started placing out bogus numbers proper when everyone anticipated Lake to take the lead within the race. We additional reported on different weird anomalies throughout the state in Pima, Yuma, and Cochise County. Regardless of President Trump and GOP candidates backed by Lake successful by a landslide, they need us to imagine that Lake misplaced to radical left Democrat Ruben Gallego.

Moreover, Stephen Richer, the high election official in Maricopa County, the place over 60% of Arizona voters reside, additionally sued Kari Lake for defamation forward of the 2024 election, which he oversaw. It was additionally revealed in courtroom paperwork that Richer is a self-proclaimed “anti-MAGA” particular person whose life mission, in his personal phrases, is to “make life hell for Kari Lake,” based on non-public textual content messages. How can anyone belief this man to run a good election?

As Richer stated in his non-public messages, “Kari’s a behemoth throughout the nationwide Republican celebration.” He additionally stated, “It might take any person of nice political acumen or finance to beat her.”

Discuss of Kari operating for Senate in Iowa all began when conservative influencer Rogan O’Handley, recognized on-line as DC Draino, steered that Kari Lake ought to change Ernst, saying on X,

Okay hear me out

@KariLake was born and raised in Iowa

What if she returns residence to major Joni Ernst in 2026 and take her Senate seat?

Say what you’ll however Kari is basically good at successful GOP primaries

And that’s all it will take to win in darkish crimson Iowa now

About two hours later, O’Handley reported that the subject of Lake difficult Ernst was trending with over 16,000 posts. “Folks need Ernst out and Lake in,” he stated.

About 4 hours after his unique submit, O’Handley posted one other replace, exhibiting Lake’s “potential transfer to Iowa” trending with over 36,000 posts!

Keep tuned, America!