Former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is officially running for the Arkansas government, she announced on Monday.
On a almost eight minute video Posted on his social media accounts, the former Trump administration official began his announcement by telling the meeting with a soldier in Iraq who re-enlisted in the armed forces after President Trump took office.
The two, said Sanders, agreed that they were “in this together”, referring to the fight for the defense of freedom.
“America is great because we are free, but today our freedom and the rule of law are under attack,” continued the Republican daughter of former Governor Mike Huckabee.
Sanders, who left the Trump White House in July 2019, went on to discuss the rise of political violence across the political spectrum, referring by name to the Congressional baseball practice shot where House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) Was shot and the recent Capitol riot.
In keeping with President Trump’s “law and order” message, the governor candidate condemned the violence, saying: “This is not what we are Americans. To remain free, we must have law and order. “
Still, she rejected calls on the left for a cure, saying the solution “is to impose government control and top-down censorship. But their socialism and their culture of cancellation will not heal America, it will only divide and destroy us even more.
“Everything we love in America is at stake, and with the radical left now in control of Washington, its governor is its last line of defense. In fact, your governor must be on the front lines. So today I announce my candidacy for governor of Arkansas and ask for your prayers and support, ”said Sanders.
Speculation about Sanders’ bid for governor began to circulate in the months after she resigned from the White House.
Politico reported at the time that Sanders and those in his inner circle started making calls to donors and Republican Party agents in Arkansas to gain a sense of interest in a possible dispute over her. output.
The then commander-in-chief brought her to the stage during a rally in June announcing her candidacy for re-election and said to the crowd, “I have a feeling she is running for a particular governoral post.”
When he tweeted an announcement of his resignation, Trump also mentioned his hopes for her political future.
“I hope she decides to run for the Arkansas government – she would be fantastic,” he wrote on Twitter.
Sanders’ father, Mike Huckabee, was governor of Arkansas from 1997 to 2006.
The election for governor is not until 2022, when Republican governor Asa Hutchinson ends his final term. He is prevented by term limits from seeking re-election.