Former White House press secretary and daughter of former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee
Sarah Huckabee Sanders has landed squarely back in headlines everywhere after announcing
her run for Arkansas governor in January 2021.
Huckabee Sanders announced her bid in an almost eight-minute-long video wherein she touted
her time as former President Donald Trump's press secretary, famously replacing her predecessor,
Sean Spicer.
She boasted about her time at the White House,
"I took on the media, the radical left, and their 'cancel culture,' and I won.
As governor, I will be your voice."
Sarah Huckabee Sanders has long been involved in politics.
As reported by The New York Times, as a child, Huckabee Sanders spent many late nights going
over poll results with her famous father, Mike Huckabee, and his political consultant.
Later on, she pitched in as her father snagged a win in the 2008 Iowa caucus.
She also served as her dad's campaign manager in 2016 when he announced his bid for the
presidency.
While her father never made it to the White House, it seems that all of her early life
experiences helped prepare Huckabee Sanders for a life in politics.
And while she may have embarked on her own political career, she was careful to not leave
behind the religious values and ideals that her famous father instilled in her.
And at times that appeared hard to do when she took on the role of White House press
secretary to Donald Trump.
She confessed during an August 2017 interview with The New York Times,
"I certainly didn't approve of a couple of the comments.
[...] But at the same time, we were looking for a commander-in-chief, not a pastor."
Huckabee Sanders made history when she became the first mother to hold the position of White
House press secretary.
As reported by The New York Times, Huckabee Sanders had to do some major shifting of the
family calendar to accommodate her roles as the mother of three young children and number-one
defender of Donald Trump.
It's reported that she started her days bright and early, waking up at 5 a.m. in an effort
to spend time with her three kids.
It should be noted, however, that Huckabee Sanders later cited wanting to spend more
time with her children as the reason for her resignation.
On the heels of her departure from the White House, Huckabee Sanders, announced that she
would be joining Fox News as a contributor.
Sanders said in a statement released in August 2019,
"Fox News has been the number one news organization in the country for 17 years running and I
am beyond proud to join their incredible stable of on-air contributors in providing political
insights and analysis."
Her career pivot didn't exactly come as a surprise for everyone.
The New York Times suggested that Huckabee Sanders' move to Fox News simply,
"[Demonstrates] the strong ties between the conservative cable network and the Trump administration."
So perhaps serving as a commentator on "Fox & Friends" was simply the natural next step
in her career progression.
Upon resigning from her position as the White House press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders
left with only well-wishes from the then-commander-in-chief, Donald Trump.
As reported by The New York Times, Trump applauded Huckabee Sanders for a job well done and said,
"We've been through a lot together.
She's tough and she's good.
[...] She's a warrior."
"Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
And she's very popular."
But even after sending her off with well-wishes, Trump took it one step further when he publicly
encouraged her to run for Arkansas governor.
Trump wrote in a tweet,
"She is a very special person with extraordinary talents, who has done an incredible job!
[...] I hope she decides to run for Governor of Arkansas – she would be fantastic.
Sarah, thank you for a job well done!"
Now it appears she's finally obliged the former president, and Trump has made it clear he
couldn't be happier.
As reported by The Washington Post, after Huckabee Sanders threw her hat in the ring,
Trump publicly endorsed her bid for Arkansas governor, and said in a statement,
"Sarah Huckabee Sanders is a warrior who will always fight for the people of Arkansas and
do what is right, not what is politically correct.
Sarah is strong on Borders, tough on Crime, and fully supports the Second Amendment and
our great law enforcement officers."
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