{"id":2359589,"date":"2024-10-25T12:59:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T16:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kari-lake-flattered-by-bill-clinton-compliment-questions-if-she-is-his-type-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-25T12:59:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T16:59:30","slug":"kari-lake-flattered-by-bill-clinton-compliment-questions-if-she-is-his-type-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kari-lake-flattered-by-bill-clinton-compliment-questions-if-she-is-his-type-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Kari Lake \u2018flattered\u2019 by Bill Clinton compliment, questions if she is his type &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fkari-lake-flattered-by-bill-clinton-compliment-questions-if-she-is-his-type-washington-examiner%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=2359589&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--><p>Kari Lake, the Republican Senate candidate for Arizona, expressed her flattery in\u2063 response to a compliment from former President Bill Clinton, who referred to\u2063 her as &#8220;physically attractive.&#8221; Speaking to supporters in Tempe, Arizona, Lake acknowledged the remark as a\u200c nice compliment\u2064 that she doesn&#8217;t receive often. However, she humorously \u200cquestioned whether she fits \u2062Clinton&#8217;s usual type, referencing his\u200c controversial past. This <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">light-hearted acknowledgment<\/a> of\u2063 the compliment has garnered attention\u200d as part\u2063 of \u200dher campaign persona.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Kari Lake &lsquo;flattered&rsquo; by Bill Clinton compliment, questions if she is his type<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1845024\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona-senate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Senate<\/a> candidate&nbsp;for Arizona <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kari-lake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kari Lake <\/a>said she was &ldquo;flattered&rdquo; by former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-clinton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bill Clinton&rsquo;s <\/a>claim that she is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3202080\/bill-clinton-kari-lake-physically-attractive-while-stumping-for-gallego\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&ldquo;physically attractive&rdquo; <\/a>but questioned whether she is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-re-reevaluation-of-the-west-wing-a-quarter-century-later-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"The re-reevaluation of The West Wing, a quarter century later - Washington Examiner\">42nd president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s type of woman.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Bill Clinton paid me a compliment. He said I was physically attractive,&rdquo; Lake laughingly told supporters in Tempe, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Arizona<\/a>. &ldquo;First of all, you know what? As a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leaked-teacher-training-video-shows-how-cultish-critical-race-theory-is-being-pushed-on-virginia-teachers\/\" title=\"Leaked Teacher Training Video Shows How Cultish Critical Race Theory Is Being Pushed On Virginia Teachers\">middle-aged woman<\/a>, I&rsquo;m flattered.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m flattered, OK. I don&rsquo;t get those kinds of compliments every day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#127482;&#127480; KARI LAKE: BILL CLINTON COMPLIMENTED ME&hellip; BUT ISN&rsquo;T HE INTO INTERNS?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bill Clinton paid me a compliment, said I was attractive. <\/p>\n<p>As a middle-aged woman, I&rsquo;m flattered, but isn&rsquo;t he into interns?<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i9SPbZR00Q\">pic.twitter.com\/i9SPbZR00Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; International Insight news &#127757; (@SaimAyubXM84526) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaimAyubXM84526\/status\/1849633715225551040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Clinton gave Lake the compliment while contrasting her with her opponent for Arizona&rsquo;s Senate seat, Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ).<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You got a person that grew up under sometimes challenging circumstances, who made something of his life, running against someone who is physically attractive but believes that politics is a performance art,&rdquo; the former president said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lake appreciated the remark but seemed surprised by it, she told the Tempe crowd.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Two, I thought I was a little too old for him,&rdquo; Lake said. &ldquo;Doesn&rsquo;t he like interns? Three, I&rsquo;m happily married to my husband Jeff, who&rsquo;s right down here, the love of my life. &hellip; Nobody in their right mind wants to cross Hillary Clinton. It&rsquo;s just dangerous.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1845024\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1845024\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kari Lake is &#8220;flattered&#8221; by Bill Clinton&#8217;s compliment but wonders if she&#8217;s his type<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2644,"featured_media":2359590,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ClintonLake.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[38900,29049,33066,5894,32076],"class_list":["post-2359589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bill-clinton","tag-compliment","tag-kari-lake","tag-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ClintonLake.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2644"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2359589"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359589\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2359590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2359589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2359589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2359589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}