Washington DC, USA – June 9, 2019: United States Senate side of U.S. Capitol
After a turbulent few weeks, Kari Lake called Blake Masters to get some clarity. Both sides seem to have left with more questions—and a bad taste in their mouths.
Zachary Petrizzo
Daily Beast
After news broke in August that Blake Masters was considering another run for Senate in Arizona—potentially against his former ally Kari Lake—it seemed like a recipe for a MAGA mess.
As it turns out, even before either of them have actually jumped into the race, the mess is already here.
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On Saturday night, around 11 p.m. EDT, Lake called Masters to have a conversation. Earlier in the day, The New York Times published a report revealing that former President Donald Trump had spoken to Masters about a week ago to discuss his Senate plans, and The Daily Beast had just published a story—only a few hours before the call—on how Masters may be having second thoughts about running.
Sources familiar with the conversation said the call lasted about 10 minutes, describing the discussion as “intense,” “paranoid,” and “erratic.”
(This account of the phone call is based on two sources who heard the conversation and two other sources who were briefed on the discussion.)
