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‘Suck on a salt lick’: Fontes fires back after Trump election speech, DHS pressure on states
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and Attorney General Kris Mayes criticized President Donald Trump and his administration for promoting false claims of widespread voter fraud and pressuring states to cooperate with federal election security measures. Fontes rejected threats from the Department of Homeland Security to penalize states resisting federal demands for voter data, while Mayes affirmed the integrity of Arizona's 2020 election.
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