GOP Mayor In Arizona Finds Withering Way To Protest Donald Trump-Backed Kari Lake

John Giles, the GOP mayor of Mesa, Arizona, on Sunday eschewed former President Donald Trump’s appearance at a rally for the hard-right Republican gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake.

Instead, Giles spoke at a campaign event for Lake’s Democratic rival Katie Hobbs.

In a video that Hobbs’ campaign shared on Facebook, Giles framed the upcoming contest as “a choice between sanity and chaos.” He also slammed 2020 election denier Lake as divisive and “dangerous for Arizona.”

“There is a rally in Mesa, Arizona, today, featuring some well-known out-of-town guests. I am not there. I am here. I am here campaigning for Katie Hobbs,” Giles told the audience, noting he was just one of the Republicans putting “state above our party” with their vote for the Democrat.

Watch the video here:

This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.

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