Arizona Senate candidate Kelli Ward (R) is defending her upcoming bus tour with, among others, far-right activist Mike Cernovich, a well-known provocateur associated with the “Pizzagate” conspiracy theory.  

When MSNBC host Kasie Hunt pressed Ward over Cernovich’s controversial views on Sunday night, the Senate hopeful said she doesn’t know much about them. 

“I don’t really know what Mike Cernovich’s views are,” Ward said. “I know he’s got an audience and I want to serve everyone.”

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“I want to serve Republicans, I want to serve conservatives, I want to serve independents, I want to serve people who aren’t political at all and I want to serve those Democrats who are rejecting the radical left,” she continued.

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Cernovich spent months peddling the debunked “Pizzagate” conspiracy theory, which falsely alleges high-ranking Democratic officials, including former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE, are involved in a pedophilia ring. The theory culminated with a man entering a pizza restaurant in Washington, D.C., and firing a military-style assault rifle. 

“Mike Cernovich has been associated with the Pizzagate theory that led to shots being fired at Comet Pizza here in Washington,” Hunt said. “Do you believe what has been said about Hillary Clinton and pizza and all this nonsense that has been on the internet?”

Ward declined to deny the false conspiracy theory. 

“All I know about Hillary Clinton is that she would have been a terrible president,” Ward said. 

Ward will embark on the “Road to Victory” bus tour next week alongside Arizona Rep. Paul GosarPaul Anthony GosarConservative lawmakers press Trump to suspend guest worker programs for a year Impeachment figure among those chosen for Facebook’s new oversight board Cruz rebukes San Antonio City Council for denouncing ‘Chinese virus’ as hate speech MORE (R), Sen. Rand PaulRandal (Rand) Howard PaulRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants Louisville passes ‘Breonna’s Law’ banning no-knock warrants Rand Paul aide joins Trump campaign, RNC fundraising group MORE (R-Ky.), Rep. Steve KingSteven (Steve) Arnold KingGOP lawmakers say Steve King’s loss could help them in November The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden on the cusp of formally grasping the Democratic nomination The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Sights and sounds from the protests MORE (R-Iowa) and Cernovich, among others.

Ward throughout her campaign has sought to align herself closely with President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE, even doctoring a tweet from the president to make it seem as though he endorsed her in the contentious Arizona GOP primary.