The Republican Party of Arizona is calling out one of the Democratic Party’s nominee for the Corporation Commission, Lauren Kuby, for her attack on veterans over the weekend.
Kuby is accused of openly mocking the Republican Party’s nominee for Attorney General, Abe Hamadeh, after he posted a picture of himself in a military-style uniform advocating for the support of American Democracy. According to the AZGOP, Kuby’s comments, “Are you trying out your Halloween costume? #GIJoe,” were disrespectful, hypocritical, and disqualified her as unfit to serve. Hamadeh served as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Army Reserve and just returned from a 14-month-long deployment to Saudi Arabia.
“Kuby’s disgraceful conduct is unbecoming of a public servant. The RPAZ calls on Lauren Kuby to apologize to Abe and U.S. Military Servicemen for her disrespectful comments. While the Biden Administration and Democrats cry out for unity ahead of the November Elections, the remarks from Kuby highlight the disillusioned candidates the Democrats have on the Arizona ticket this fall,” the Republican Party of Arizona said in a press release.
The Republicans pointed out that their Corporation Commission candidates Nick Myers and Kevin Thompson, who weighed in briefly on Kuby’s Twitter attack, have been focused on issues relevant to the work that the Corporation Commission does, unlike Lauren Kuby.
Follow the lead of @VoteKThompson and show your "warrior costume"! Let's show Ms. Kuby the reason she has the freedom and ability to make these kinds of silly and disrespectful comments. https://t.co/nfGRRwWXmj
— Nick Myers for AZ Corporation Commission (@votenickmyers) September 5, 2022
“Lauren’s anti-military remarks are a slap in the face to our veterans and an insult to every member of our military. To mock our uniforms as a “costume” and imply that any member of the military who has courageously stood on that fence line and protected our great nation didn’t serve honorably is shameful,” said Thompson. “Her conduct shouldn’t be tolerated, and it’s a sad revelation of her personal politics and willingness to pander to her base.”
Can you imagine a Republican saying this about Mark Kelly or any veteran Democrat? The left HATES anybody that doesn’t submit to their agenda and especially Republican veterans.
The media will never cover Lauren’s disgraceful comments of course. Shameful. https://t.co/H2xZduUCBk pic.twitter.com/HeLirvQYF9
— Abe Hamadeh for Arizona AG (@AbrahamHamadeh) September 4, 2022