While Trump occupied the White House, Gallego pushed back against Trump’s border plans, calling them “stupid and detrimental.” As a Senate candidate and with public opinion squarely displeased with border conditions under President Joe Biden, Gallego has described it as a “crisis” that needs legislative action.

Kari Lake was pressed by Democratic rival Ruben Gallego to declare whether she won or lost the 2022 gubernatorial election during their Arizona Senate debate on Wednesday. The Republican squirmed out of answering in a way that caught social media’s attention.