{"id":1793125,"date":"2023-01-02T20:19:33","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T01:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1793125"},"modified":"2023-01-02T20:19:42","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T01:19:42","slug":"hobbs-forbids-reporters-when-sworn-in-as-arizona-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hobbs-forbids-reporters-when-sworn-in-as-arizona-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Hobbs Forbids Reporters When Sworn In As Arizona Governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhobbs-forbids-reporters-when-sworn-in-as-arizona-governor%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1793125&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>Katie Hobbs forbade reporters from covering her inauguration in Arizona on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The Democrat\u2019s team allowed only a single photographer from the Associated Press into the room at the state Capitol while directing others to instead watch the event via live steam, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sbarchenger\/status\/1609958799045193728\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to local reporter Stacey Barchenger<\/a>. The media were present outside the event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArizona\u2019s 24th governor, Katie Hobbs, assumed power at 10 a.m. on Monday and in her first official act, she decided to take the public\u2019s business private. Not a great start,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LaurieRoberts\/status\/1609984461143445505\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a> Laurie Roberts, columnist for The Arizona Republic.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New year, new leadership in Arizona, new stakeouts because reporters aren\u2019t allowed into the 10 a.m. swearing in of incoming Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katiehobbs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@katiehobbs<\/a>. Here\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Adrian_Fontes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Adrian_Fontes<\/a> Arrive for the joint swearing-in <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ArWf8aWWfE\">pic.twitter.com\/ArWf8aWWfE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stacey Barchenger (@sbarchenger) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sbarchenger\/status\/1609958793508704268?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Roberts wrote in a column that the restricted access prevented reporters from asking questions of the officials now leading the state. On Monday, Democrats Adrian Fontes and Kris Mayes were also elected to the office.<\/p>\n<p>Roberts also mentioned Monday as a state holiday, and Hobbs will be attending a ceremonial inauguration Thursday. She added that Hobbs will still be in attendance at the ceremonial inauguration Thursday. \u201cdecided to take the public\u2019s business private\u201d Part of a celebratory event, her first official act <a href=\"https:\/\/azcapitoltimes.com\/news\/2022\/12\/31\/hobbs-keeps-donations-secret-for-inauguration-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">funded by secret donors<\/a>.<\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p>Hobbs laughing during the oath ceremony was captured in a viral video. This prompted Kari Lake (the camp of Arizona Republican governoral nominee Kari) to rebuke Hobbs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/kari-lake-files-appeal-in-dismissal-of-arizona-election-lawsuit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gone to the courts<\/a> To challenge her 2022 election defeat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is one of the darkest moments in the history of Arizona. An illegitimate \u2018Governor\u2019 laughing in the face of our constitution. But it\u2019s always darkest before the dawn. We will expose this fraud for the world to see. Justice is coming. [Hobbs] won\u2019t be laughing then,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KariLakeWarRoom\/status\/1609976520931700736\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted the\u00a0Kari Lake War Room<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Timothy Sandefur, vice president for legal affairs at the Goldwater Institute, came to Hobbs\u2019 defense, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimothySandefur\/status\/1609988422902611969\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saying the full video<\/a> Hobbs \u201cwas feeling emotional &#038; made a little joke to her mother (holding the Bible) about how they were both getting choked up.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katie Hobbs barred reporters from being in attendance to cover her inauguration as governor of Arizona on Monday. The Democrat\u2019s team allowed only a single photographer from the Associated Press into the room at the state Capitol while directing others to instead watch the event via live steam, according to local reporter Stacey Barchenger. 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