Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) appears to be keeping her options open ahead of the 2024 presidential race.
In an interview with “Fox News Sunday,” Sanders — who served as Donald Trump’s White House press secretary for two years — declined to say whether he would endorse the former president in his 2024 presidential bid.
“Right now, I’m focused on 2022, winning the election in November, getting ready for the transition and getting ready to take office like I did last week,” Sanders said after host Shannon Bream asked if will support Trump. “I love the president. I have a great relationship with him. I know our country would be infinitely better off if he was in charge right now instead of Joe Biden. But now, my goal is not 2024.”
Asked again when he might make a decision on his endorsement, Sanders deflected a second time.
“My goal is not 2024,” Sanders said. “It’s about what we can deliver this legislative session. I will not set an arbitrary timeline. I’m not focused on that at all, but on what we can do to affect change and deliver on the promises we made during the campaign season here in Arkansas.”
Days after being sworn in as governor this week, Sanders filed a series of executive orders, including ones banning the use of the word “Latinx” in government documents and prohibiting public schools from teaching critical race theory, an academic discipline about the systemic racism that Republicans have. they have successfully leveraged it as a campaign issue, even though it is rarely taught in public schools.
After Sanders was sworn in, becoming the first woman to lead Arkansas, Trump congratulated her on his social media platform, saying she was an “amazing person and he’s going to be a pretty incredible governor.”
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