Kari Lake, former television new host and two-time electoral loser, is being prominently mentioned everywhere as President-elect Donald Trump’s Ambassador to Mexico. We are not surprised. She is truly a Trump loyalist. Contrary to what the talking heads are saying 99 44/100% of Presidents pick loyalists to their party and ideology for Administration positions they need to fill. Shocker, right? When it comes to Lake though, we might urge Trump to take a hard pass. Trump has a big family and a ton of loyal friends. Surely there is someone, anyone, better positioned to move the Trump agenda forward with Mexico?

Miss Lake seems like an odd choice, but we are not making this Ambassadorship up. According to Townhall.com

:The ‘Kari Lake elected to office’ experiment is over. She tried to become Arizona’s next governor and U.S. Senator—both failed. It’s over on that front, but that doesn’t mean Lake is going away. The former candidate and television journalist is reportedly the leading candidate to become our newest ambassador to Mexico (via Semafor):

“Kari Lake is a leading contender for the nomination as Donald Trump’s ambassador to Mexico, two people familiar with the situation told Semafor.

Lake won Trump’s endorsement in both her unsuccessful bids for statewide office in Arizona. The former news anchor and vocal proponent of stringent border security lost an Arizona Senate bid last month to Democratic Sen.-elect Ruben Gallego. She also lost a race for Arizona governor in 2022, although she has never officially acknowledged that result...