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PHOENIX (AZFamily) — President Trump’s pick to be the next U.S. ambassador to Jamaica is raising questions—not about foreign policy, but about a surprising line in her biography.
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These aren’t questions about foreign policy or diplomatic skills, but a claim that she won two Billboard Music Awards—a claim we found no evidence to support.
Earlier this month, President Trump nominated former Arizona political candidate and television anchor Kari Lake as the next United States Ambassador to Jamaica.
Her appointment is currently awaiting confirmation by the U.S. Senate.
The pick was made following her controversial and legally challenged tenure overseeing the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM).
The U.S. State Department has posted that Kari Lake “is proud to have won two Billboard Music Awards.” That’s not a credential typically highlighted in a political bio, so we checked.
Billboard maintains a database of past winners. A search for “Kari Lake” does not show her as a Billboard Music Awards winner.
We asked the State Department if there was something we missed—and how the claim relates to qualifications for ambassador to Jamaica. A spokesperson referred us to a song titled “81 Million Votes My A**,” a single Lake released in 2023 with a group called “The Truth Bombers.”
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The group has also worked with a choir made up of men arrested in connection with the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. The song’s title references the number of votes President Joe Biden received in the 2020 election—an election in which claims of widespread voter fraud have not been backed by evidence.
We found no evidence that The Truth Bombers won a Billboard Music Award.
The controversy could complicate Lake’s path to confirmation. Republican Sen. John Curtis of Utah, who sits on the committee that reviews ambassador nominations, has raised concerns. Another Republican senator, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, says he won’t vote for Lake if the nomination reaches the Senate floor.
Both senators cited Lake’s history of denying election results.
Lake’s spokesperson referred us back to the State Department
At this point, there is no Senate hearing scheduled to consider Lake’s nomination.
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