The election for governor of Arizona last year was won by Democrat Katie Hobbs. She defeated former news anchor and Republican candidate Kari Lake 50.3% to 49.6%. Hobbs took the oath of office on Monday, January 2, which instantly infuriated some in the press.
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The state Capitol hosted Hobbs’ swearing-in event at 10 a.m. The event inaugurating the new governor’s administration was presided over by federal judge Roopali H. Desai, who was recently confirmed to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Hobbs gave permission for an Associated Press media pool reporter to attend the event and record it. She, however, forbade other press personnel from entering the space.
The press lockdown was discussed on Twitter by Stacey Barchenger, a reporter for Arizona Central and USA Today who covers the governor’s office. She claimed that despite their persistent requests, officials would not let them into the office to watch the ceremony.
The Arizona Republic journalist Laurie Roberts penned a story headlined “Gov. Katie Hobbs is sworn in while hiding from reporters.” The reporter mocked the new governor for her decision to exclude the media from the ceremony, saying that no one would have known it had it not been for Facebook fans. She drew attention to the contradiction of Hobbs promising to be open then immediately forbidding them from seeing the incident. Evidently, the state’s new governance includes acting hypocritically.
Despite the fact that the press was not permitted to cover the ceremony on Monday, there was another event on Thursday, January 5. Another controversy has arisen as a result of special interest organizations failing to reveal the price they paid for that incident.
The swearing-in ceremony signaled the conclusion of a contentious contest marred by controversy and allegations of fraud. Kari Lake’s legal actions to overturn Hobbs’ victory were unsuccessful.
