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From the July 24, 2022, edition of Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures

MARIA BARTIROMO (ANCHOR): That was President Donald Trump Friday night, stoking some speculation about his 2024 aspirations during a rally for Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake. Lake is running in one of the most watched races in November as the border surge in her state of Arizona intensifies and Biden's approval rating hits a new low of 31%. Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake joins me right now. And good morning to you, Kari, thanks for being here.

KARI LAKE: I'm so happy to be here. Thanks for having me, Maria.

BARTIROMO: Tell me about the rally on Friday night. You were with President Trump. How did that go? What was the buzz? What did you learn?

LAKE: It was awesome. It was electric. The crowd was so ecstatic to see President Trump. I think it's truly one of the most patriotic parts of the country right there in Prescott Valley. And the crowd just ate up every word he had to say. And it really kind of reiterated what we need so much he did in this country. He talked about the border. He talked about how Joe Biden is really trying to drive this country into the ground. And that's why it's so important to have strong governors to make sure that we can save our individual states – it's going to come down to that. Unfortunately, we can't count on the federal government, nor should we.

BARTIROMO: And you are doing incredibly well in Arizona. What are your chances of unseating Doug Ducey?

LAKE: I think we're going to win and we're going to win big. All of the polls – we've had about four polls come out in the last week and we're up anywhere between 11 and 14 points. We've been running No. 1 in this race since the day I threw my hat into the ring. And we have a real movement here in Arizona. The people are ready for an outsider. They're ready for a change. And they're ready for someone who's finally going to represent the people of Arizona instead of the insider cronyism that's been going on for so long. And I've got a 27-year relationship with the good people of this state, and they know I'm in it for the right reason because I want to get Arizona back to where we should be and we are going to see our best days ahead, Maria. We do need to start with that border. It is a mess. And frankly, our current governor, who's I believe is the least popular Republican governor in the country, has done nothing to secure our border. He's earned the nickname do-nothing Ducey, and the people are tired of it.

BARTIROMO: All right. I want to take a short break. I want to get back to the border and your platform when we come right back. Stay with us. We're talking with Kari Lake this morning in Arizona. Back in a moment.