Kari Lake, an Unlikely Pop Artist, Is Propelling the Latest ‘MAGA Anthem’ to the Top of the Charts

This year has seen a proliferation of right-leaning songs — from artists including President Trump backed by a choir of convicted January 6 rioters and an anti-Target, pro-Trump rapper — topping the easily manipulated iTunes charts.

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Kari Lake on May 23, 2023, at Phoenix. Rebecca Noble/Getty Images

There’s a new pop song topping the charts — or so it might seem at first glance — but it’s not by Cardi B or Lil Nas X. It’s from failed Arizona gubernatorial candidate and news anchor, Kari Lake. 

The Republican ex-candidate has seized upon conspiracy theories centered on supposed balloting fraud during the 2020 election to craft her new song, “81 Million Votes, My A–,” a reference to President Biden’s vote tally, in collaboration with the Truth Bombers, a band seemingly assembled for this one song.

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