"I have a message tonight for Merrick Garland, and Jack Smith, and Joe Biden," said Lake during a speech at the Georgia Republican Party convention, following news of Trump's indictment. "And the guys back there in the fake news media, you should listen up as well, this one's for you."

She then warned, "If you wanna get to President Trump, you're gonna have to go through me, and you're gonna have to go through 75 million Americans just like me."

"And I'm gonna tell you, most of us are card-carrying members of the NRA," Lake continued, as the audience cheered. "That's not a threat, that's a public service announcement."

Lake doubled down on her comments in a Twitter post, telling Washington Post reporter Isaac Arnsdorf, "I meant what I said."