2022 Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake went viral during the Super Bowl for refusing to stand for a rendition of ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ —a song that has become known as the Black national anthem.
Lake sat through the performance.
Folks on Twitter supported Lake’s decision to sit this one out.
“Never been easier to be a hero these days,” wrote one user responding to the photo of Lake seated during the song.
Another Twitter user stated: “Good for her. No one should support this. It was created to divide the country.”
“I’m just here for THE National Anthem,” Lake responded to one Twitter post about the photo.
I’m just here for THE National Anthem🇺🇸
— Kari Lake (@KariLake) February 13, 2023
“I’m against a ‘black National Anthem’ for the same reason I am against a ‘white National Anthem,’ a ‘gay National Anthem,’ a ‘straight National Anthem,’ a ‘Jewish National Anthem,’ a ‘Christian National Anthem,’ and so on,” Lake told Fox News Digital in a statement Monday.
“We are ONE NATION, under God. Francis Scott Key’s words ring true for every single American Citizen regardless of their skin color. James Weldon Johnson’s ‘Lift Your Voice’ is a beautiful song, but it is not our National Anthem,” she continued.
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