Kelli Ward said Tuesday that U.S. Sens. John McCain and Jeff 
Flake's lack of "leadership" and "courage" was partly to blame 
for the death of an Iowa girl whom authorities say was killed by 
an undocumented immigrant.

At the same time, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate hit her 
front-running Republican primary opponent, U.S. Rep. Martha 
McSally, calling her an "amnesty advocate."

On Twitter, Ward, a former state senator from Lake Havasu City, 
linked to a Fox News story about Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts, 
who disappeared on July 18 while jogging. Cristhian Bahena 
Rivera, an undocumented immigrant and Mexican national who lived 
in Iowa told police he killed her in a panic after she tried to 
call for help, court records say.

MORE: Undocumented immigrant charged with murder in killing of 
Iowa student

Ward tweeted: "The lack of leadership & courage by open border 
senators like (Arizona Republicans Flake and McCain) amnesty 
advocate Martha McSally contribute to these senseless deaths. We 
need true leadership in the Senate to #BuildTheWall & secure our 
borders!"

She encouraged followers to vote for her in the Aug. 28 primary.

Dr. Kelli Ward
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@kelliwardaz
 The lack of leadership & courage by open border senators like 
@JeffFlake, @SenJohnMcCain, & #amnesty advocate Martha McSally 
contribute to these senseless deaths. We need true leadership in 
the Senate to #BuildTheWall & secure our borders! #VoteWard 
#AZSEN http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/21/mollie-tibbetts-
murder-suspect-idd-as-cristhian-rivera-24-living-in-us-
illegally.html