On Friday, Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs called former President Donald Trump a “sore loser” and urged him to take his loss “and accept it and move on” ahead of his planned rally in Phoenix.
Trump will be in Arizona on Saturday to headline a Republican “Rally to Protect Our Elections.”
His visit to Arizona, a state he lost to President Joe Biden in November, comes as a GOP-led audit of election results in Maricopa County continues in an attempt to undermine the election results. Trump and his allies falsely claimed that significant fraud took place during the presidential election in November in a number of states, including Arizona.
During an interview on CNN Friday, Hobbs said that Trump’s planned visit to the state is “dangerous”
“How dangerous is it for Donald Trump to be coming to your state tomorrow, do you think?” CNN’s Jim Acosta asked Hobbs on “The Situation Room” on Friday.
“Well, it is dangerous. I’m glad you pointed that out. But the bottom line is it doesn’t matter what he says or does. Nothing is going to change the outcome of the 2020 election. But it also doesn’t change how dangerous this is,” said Hobbs, who is running in Arizona’s 2022 gubernatorial race.
“The bottom line is that Arizonians are tired of being led by conspiracy theorists. They don’t support this fake audit, and they’re ready for leaders who are going to put those partisan games aside and deal with real issues,” Hobbs continued.
“So what is your message to Donald Trump ahead of this rally? Don’t come?” Acosta asked later.
“Well, I mean, like most grown-ups, take your loss and accept it and move on. … Nothing that’s going on here is going to change the outcome, and, really, this is nothing more than being a sore loser,” Hobbs said.
