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    NewsOpinionKyle Clark Dismantles Victor Marx’s Human Trafficking Claims in 9News Interview
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    Kyle Clark Dismantles Victor Marx’s Human Trafficking Claims in 9News Interview

    9News anchor Kyle Clark confronts Victor Marx over inflated human trafficking rescue numbers and vague mission counts, exposing the hollow nature of his campaign brand ahead of the Colorado GOP primary.

    Sarah MitchellMay 31st, 20263 min read
    Kyle Clark Dismantles Victor Marx’s Human Trafficking Claims in 9News Interview
    Image source: Mike Littwin

    Victor Marx’s interview with Kyle Clark won’t just win him MAGA votes. It will cement his status as the GOP’s most credible candidate for the kind of crazy that actually wins primaries.

    The short version: If you want to know how the Colorado Republican Party is digging its own grave, look no further than the 30-minute sit-down between 9News anchor Clark and Marx, the party’s apparent leader in the governor’s primary race.

    It’s a master class in confronting a candidate with his own lies. Clark didn’t just ask questions. He dismantled them. Piece by piece.

    Start with the website claim. Marx’s site said his All Things Possible Ministries rescued “45,000 women and children” from human trafficking. Clark pointed out it was a campaign foul-up. Marx conceded. Then he refused to say how many he actually rescued. Security reasons. Revealing the number would jeopardize the rescuers and the rescued.

    When pressed, Marx finally said it was “more than one and less than a bunch.”

    Got it?

    Clark kept pressing. Marx claimed his group rescued 43 children during Operation Northern Lights in Florida. Clark noted the U.S. Marshals listed 25 partner agencies. Marx’s ministry wasn’t one of them. Marx eventually conceded his group provided financial support.

    That’s not exactly a Kevlar-suited rescue raid.

    Clark asked about Marx’s claim that he performed “more than 130 missions” in 30 countries. Marx denied it. “It doesn’t sound like me,” he said. Clark read him Marx’s own 2024 tweet.

    Marx couldn’t name the countries. He stalled. He hedged. He looked like a man trying to remember if he’d lied about the weather or the war.

    Compare that to his opponent, state Rep. Scott Bottoms. Bottoms insists the legislature and governor’s office are at the center of a pedophile ring. It’s evidence-free. It’s Trumpian. It’s loud.

    But Marx is weirder.

    Bottoms claims 45,000 to 50,000 members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua have taken over Colorado. Marx claims he’s a global humanitarian hero who rescued thousands but won’t say how many because of “security.”

    Which is worse? The man who says the government is hiding a pedophile ring, or the man who says he’s saving the world but can’t show his work?

    Clark’s interview exposed the hollowness. Marx’s ministry is a brand. His missions are a marketing pitch. His “rescues” are a blur of financial support and vague assertions.

    The Denver Post’s Krista Kafer noted there are a number of pizzerias in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. There is no evidence of Democratic legislators sharing a slice with kids not their own.

    Marx wants you to believe he’s the savior. Clark showed you the receipts.

    The MAGA base loves a good liar. They love the big number. They love the mystery. They love the idea that the elite are hiding the truth. Marx gives them that. He gives them a leader who can pivot from “45,000 rescued” to “more than one” without blinking.

    That’s the appeal. That’s the vote-getter.

    The risk factor for the GOP has been upgraded from “red alert” to “off the bleeping charts.” Marx isn’t just competing with Bottoms. He’s competing with the void. And he’s winning.

    The question isn’t whether Marx will win the primary. It’s whether the general electorate can stomach the madness. Or if they’ll just vote for the loudest voice in the room.

    Clark made it clear. Marx is full of it.

    The voters will decide if that matters.

    • Littwin: Victor Marx’s interview with Kyle Clark likely to win him MAGA votes
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