The top election official in Maricopa County confirmed on Sunday that he is in hiding for his safety after receiving death threats.
Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates, a Republican, told Fox10 Phoenix on Sunday that he was moved to an undisclosed location and is being guarded by deputies from the sheriff’s office because he has received death threats after the midterm elections.
Republicans have seized on Election Day glitches in the county, like machines being unable to read some ballots, to allege that there was widespread fraud in the election.
Gates has defended the county’s elections and demanded that the people who claim to have proof of fraud present their evidence.
The news of Gates going into hiding comes as the Trump-backed candidate for Arizona governor, Kari Lake, is refusing to concede after losing the election to Democrat Katie Hobbs.
Last week, an attorney for Lake’s campaign reportedly called the Maricopa County election office to warn them about “irate people” upset about Lake’s loss that the campaign “can’t control,” The Washington Post reported.
There has been no evidence of fraud in the midterm elections.
She’s creating all sorts of scenarios like her master Trump. She must have gone to Trump College. Lol
“Not my fault I lost. It’s this, it’s that”
The government has enough psychos already without her