Kari Lake and “Stolen Valor” v. Ruben Gallego and The Real Deal

Arizona U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake seems to have a thing about lies and liars. Recently, she campaigned with Steve Slaton, a Republican candidate for the Arizona House of Representatives and a fake, self-proclaimed Vietnam War combat veteran. Slaton operates a Donald Trump merchandise store in rural Show Low, near Fools Hollow Lake in Navajo County, in Northeast Arizona. Slaton claims he was a combat helicopter pilot in Vietnam but U.S. Army service records show he is lying. Veterans call Slaton’s false claim of combat experience “Stolen Valor.”