Former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will announce Monday that she will run for governor of Arkansas in what will amount to one of the first tests of the battle for the future of the Republican Party.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders announces for governor
Sarah Huckabee Sanders announces for governor
The daughter of former Gov. Mike Huckabee made it official this morning on social media, as expected. And you’ll see she’s wrapping herself in her impeached former boss with an opening shot of him on Air Force One and a trip to visit troops.
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s Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin and
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge as announced Republican candidates. No Democrats have emerged. Republican Sen. Jim Hendren is thinking about making the race as is former Republican House Speaker Davy Carter, though the latter perhaps not as a Republican.
Sanders promoted her work as spokesperson in the Trump White House in the video, which opens with clips from his 2018 Christmas visit with U.S. troops in Iraq.
At one point, Sanders said she was at the table with President Trump, dealing with issues that included confronting adversaries like China and North Korea, tax cuts, immigration, and appointing conservative judges.
Sanders did not play much of a role in developing policies during her time in the White House but talked about them with the media. Sanders highlighted her frequent jousts with reporters, many of whom questioned her credibility when explaining Trump s actions.
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Former Trump White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has officially announced she s running for governor of Arkansas in 2022 in what s slated to become one of the first tests of how much influence former President Donald Trump maintains over the Republican Party versus the GOP establishment.