<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/arkansas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Arkansas</a>&#8216; capital city is reeling after a massive tornado blew through on Friday afternoon, sending dozens to the hospital and causing extensive damage.
Witnesses posted video of the funnel from several angles as it <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/31/weather/severe-storms-south-central-us-friday/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed through</a> the area, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
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Insane video of massive Tornado on the Ground in Little Rock taken from the 7th floor of Little Rock Baptist hospital.. Video by Kristal Benton from Medical Towers 1 <a href="https://t.co/710L3RQj9k">pic.twitter.com/710L3RQj9k</a>
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wife took this from baptist hospital in LR <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Tornado?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Tornado</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/littlerock?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#littlerock</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Arkansas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Arkansas</a> <a href="https://t.co/VqskSxjxGE">pic.twitter.com/VqskSxjxGE</a>
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This is the tornado as it moved through Little Rock this afternoon &#8211; our field meteorologist <a href="https://twitter.com/AlaStormTracker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AlaStormTracker</a> saw debris lofted, he is joining us now on WeatherNation to discuss the storm and damage <a href="https://t.co/O4hraIjFmi">pic.twitter.com/O4hraIjFmi</a>
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Videos show a powerful tornado moving through Little Rock, Arkansas. A significant tornado outbreak is underway in the South and Midwest, as millions are under a severe weather threat. There are a &quot;significant&quot; number of injuries, authorities say. <a href="https://t.co/rgm2GnFeUB">https://t.co/rgm2GnFeUB</a> <a href="https://t.co/12zwTm9Nmt">pic.twitter.com/12zwTm9Nmt</a>
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Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. announced in a tweet that he had been in contact with Republican Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, asking for the state to provide any assistance the people impacted might need.
&#8220;I have been in contact with Gov. @SarahHuckabee Sanders to request National Guard assistance with our response to the tornado emergency,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Again, please stay away from the affected areas to allow emergency responders access.&#8221;
Sanders&#8217; response was quick: &#8220;Here at the Capitol I just signed an executive order declaring that a State of Emergency exists in the State of Arkansas due to today’s severe weather. We will spare no resource to assist with response and recovery efforts for Arkansans impacted.&#8221;
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Here at the Capitol I just signed an executive order declaring that a State of Emergency exists in the State of Arkansas due to today’s severe weather. We will spare no resource to assist with response and recovery efforts for Arkansans impacted. <a href="https://t.co/FsY47vOusn">pic.twitter.com/FsY47vOusn</a>
&mdash; Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) <a href="https://twitter.com/SarahHuckabee/status/1641920722921566208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;I’ve activated the Arkansas National Guard. They will be assisting Arkansas State Police and local law enforcement around the state,&#8221; she added.
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I’ve activated the Arkansas National Guard. They will be assisting Arkansas State Police and local law enforcement around the state.
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Reports of casualties began pouring in almost immediately as people began to make their way into hospitals for treatment. Mayor Scott issued a statement saying that he already knew of two dozen who had been injured.
&#8220;At this time, we know of 24 people who have been hospitalized at Little Rock hospitals and we are not aware of any fatalities in Little Rock at this time. Property damage is extensive and we are still responding. #LRwx #ARwx,&#8221; he said.
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At this time, we know of 24 people who have been hospitalized at Little Rock hospitals and we are not aware of any fatalities in Little Rock at this time. Property damage is extensive and we are still responding. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LRwx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LRwx</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ARwx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ARwx</a>
&mdash; Frank Scott, Jr. (@FrankScottJr) <a href="https://twitter.com/FrankScottJr/status/1641943093187362818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Cara Wade, a spokeswoman for Baptist Health medical centers in Little Rock and North Little Rock, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/31/us/midwest-storms-flood-weather.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confirmed to The New York Times</a> that they were already treating 21 patients who had been injured during the tornado — and several of them were critical.
The damages reported so far have been extensive — roofs were ripped from homes and businesses, churches and schools sustained heavy damages, vehicles were flipped, and trees and street signs were bent or felled altogether.
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The Baptist church on Donavan Briley Blvd south of camp Robinson in NLR sustained heavy damage <a href="https://t.co/D8keT9OeqL">pic.twitter.com/D8keT9OeqL</a>
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Wynne high school sustained HEAVY damage <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/arwx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#arwx</a> <a href="https://t.co/JjQ9zCRCED">pic.twitter.com/JjQ9zCRCED</a>
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Calais Forest Apartments in west Little Rock from David Cole… <a href="https://t.co/2FmWXEBmVO">pic.twitter.com/2FmWXEBmVO</a>
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Stop sign is twisted but still standing in Burns Park in NLR <a href="https://t.co/N0F3qrYe2g">pic.twitter.com/N0F3qrYe2g</a>
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According to the NYT report, by Friday evening, some 90,000 people in Arkansas were still without power.

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VIDEO: Dozens Hospitalized After Massive Tornado Rips Through Little Rock

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders

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Tornado

U.S.

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders said Tuesday that state officials plan to file three separate lawsuits against TikTok and Facebook and Instagram owner Meta, accusing the social media giants of pushing addictive and damaging content on children.
The governor&#8217;s office said the lawsuits would fall under the state&#8217;s Deceptive Trade Practices Act, prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce.
&#8220;We have to hold Big Tech companies accountable for pushing addictive platforms on our kids and exposing them to a world of inappropriate, damaging content,&#8221; Sanders said in a statement to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/arkansas-sues-social-media-giants-addictive-effect-kids-rewiring-how-our-children-think?intcmp=tw_fnc">Fox News Digital</a>. &#8220;Arkansas is leading the charge on filing three lawsuits against TikTok and Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram.&#8221;
The governor&#8217;s office said the legal actions come after a decade of watching social media companies evade government oversight while exploiting children for profit, pledging her administration would not tolerate &#8220;the failed status quo.&#8221; Sanders further accused Meta of putting the company&#8217;s growth &#8220;at all costs&#8221; before the well-being of children.
One lawsuit has already been filed against Meta for &#8220;targeting young users of its products to the detriment of their mental and physical health,&#8221; Fox News reported.
Meta is &#8220;rewiring how our children think, feel and behave.&#8221; Sanders&#8217; office said, adding the company allegedly publicly misled consumers about the addictive nature of its products.
&#8220;The youth of Arkansas are the direct victims of Meta&#8217;s actions, and Meta should be held accountable.&#8221; Sanders&#8217; office said.
State officials have also filed two separate lawsuits against ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, which has faced ongoing criticism in the United States for allegedly threatening national security. The app has been accused of driving narratives that divide Americans against each other.
According to the one lawsuit reported by Fox News, it pertains to the &#8220;abundance of posts dealing with mature themes, nudity and drugs viewed by minors despite TikTok&#8217;s claims that such posts are unavailable to maintain teenager-approved ratings on various application stores.&#8221;
While the other lawsuit relates to the &#8220;deception by TikTok that the user data of Arkansans is safe from access by the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party.&#8221;
&#8220;China is a foreign adversary that is targeting our children through social media in a serious challenge to American values,&#8221; Sanders&#8217; office said. &#8220;China is also threatening our nation&#8217;s security and our citizens&#8217; privacy by leveraging information technologies like TikTok against the United States.
President Joe Biden and several state officials have banned TikTok from government devices over data security and surveillance concerns after reports indicated that ByteDance staffers in China used the platform to monitor the locations of specific American users.
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lawmakers-to-advance-tiktok-bill-us-house-speaker-says">announced</a> Sunday that lawmakers would advance legislation proposing a nationwide ban on TikTok after the video-sharing app&#8217;s CEO testified before Congress last week.
House Energy and Commerce Committee officials called on TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew to testify before the panel over their national security threats, data privacy, and safety issues for the app&#8217;s 150 million American users.
During the hearing, Chew neglected to answer whether individuals associated with ByteDance, the social media platform&#8217;s Chinese parent company, helped him prepare for the hearing. Lawmakers further pressed Chew asking if the app has spied on Americans at the request of Bejing, which the CEO denied.
&#8220;It&#8217;s very concerning that the CEO of TikTok can&#8217;t be honest and admit what we already know to be true—China has access to TikTok user data,&#8221; McCarthy wrote in a tweet. &#8220;The House will be moving forward with legislation to protect Americans from the technological tentacles of the Chinese Communist Party.&#8221;

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders Announces Education Proposal

Arkansas To File Lawsuits Against Social Media Giants For Pushing ‘Addictive, Damaging’ Content On Children

Arkansas To File Lawsuits Against Social Media Giants For Pushing 'Addictive, Damaging' Content On Children

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Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders responded to attacks this week from Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom about crime in the state of Arkansas by pointing to the number of people fleeing the state of California.
Newsom tweeted on Tuesday night following Sanders&#8217; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-choice-is-between-normal-and-crazy-sarah-sanders-draws-sharp-contrast-with-dems-in-sotu-response" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rebuttal</a> to President Joe Biden&#8217;s State of the Union address about crime in the southern state.
&#8220;While @SarahHuckabee touts public safety, here is what she skips over: Arkansas has the one of the highest murder rates in the nation,&#8221; Newsom said.
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Arkansas has the one of the highest murder rates in the nation.
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Sanders responded to the criticism during an interview Thursday night with Fox News host Sean Hannity, who pointed out that Newsom seemingly ignored the fact that Sanders had been in office &#8220;a whopping 31 days.&#8221;
&#8220;By comparison, when you look at Gavin Newsom&#8217;s time in public office, his time as San Francisco mayor, lieutenant governor, now governor, Newsom has spent nearly 7,000 days driving California straight into the ground,&#8221; Hannity said. &#8220;Crime and homelessness are now through the roof. The drug problem in California is out of control. Reports of school children being forced to walk through open-air drug dens. California ranked dead last again in the U-haul index.&#8221;
Sanders said the fact that Newsom was attacking her proved that she was doing something right with the initial actions she has taken as the state&#8217;s new governor.
&#8220;Let&#8217;s not forget, he literally had to run ads begging people to stay in California not that long ago. And every single town I go to in Arkansas, I meet someone who has moved from California,&#8221; she said. &#8220;My message to them is we&#8217;re glad you&#8217;re here but don&#8217;t forget why you left California. We are proud of our state and our gates are open for people to come.&#8221;
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On Tuesday, during her 15-minute speech following Biden’s State of the Union, Sanders contrasted Republicans’ agenda with the president’s. She leaned into what she called a “Left-wing culture war” and denounced Biden and Democrats for being “highjacked by the radical Left.” The Arkansas governor framed the differences between the two parties as those between normalcy and radicalism.
“In the radical Left’s America, Washington taxes you and lights your hard-earned money on fire. But you get crushed with high gas prices, empty grocery shelves, and our children are taught to hate one another on account of their race, but not to love one another or our great country,” she continued. “The dividing line in America is no longer between Right or Left. The choice is between normal and crazy.”
Sanders went on to tout her own record as governor, despite taking office less than a month ago. The Arkansas governor mentioned her efforts to combat Critical Race Theory in education, ban the term “Latinx” in the state government, and take action against COVID regulations and lockdown measures.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sarah-huckabee-sanders-declines-to-endorse-trump-for-president">Sarah Huckabee Sanders Declines To Endorse Trump For President</a>
Tim Pearce contributed to this report.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Delivers GOP Response To State Of The Union

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Responds To Attacks From Gavin Newsom

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Media

Having to give the opposing party&#8217;s response after the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/state-of-the-union" target="_blank" rel="noopener">State of the Union</a> always seems like drawing the short stick as a politician. At least that&#8217;s the way it seemed for whoever had to respond to President Donald Trump and even President Barack Obama&#8217;s State of the Union speeches.
But on Tuesday night, after President Joe Biden provided a rambling speech where he slurred lies and spewed division, newly sworn-in Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR) shined as she was tapped to give the official GOP rebuttal to Biden. Sanders&#8217; message was refreshing for its clarity as well its conciseness in explaining what&#8217;s at stake. Sanders’ final grade can be found below.
“Being a mom to three young children taught me not to believe every story I hear. So forgive me for not believing much of anything I heard tonight from President Biden,&#8221; she said at the outset of her remarks. &#8220;From out-of-control inflation and violent crime to the dangerous border crisis and threat from China, Biden and the Democrats have failed you.&#8221;
Sanders then went on to profess what truly makes America great.
“Tonight, let us reaffirm our commitment to a timeless American idea: that government exists not to rule the people, but to serve the people,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Democrats want to rule us with more government control, but that is not who we are.&#8221;
Reminding Americans of their remarkable place in history, the former Trump White House press secretary said, &#8220;America is the greatest country the world has ever known because we are the freest country the world has ever known, with a people who are strong and resilient.&#8221;
The youngest governor in the country was able to intertwine her own story to highlight the difference between the GOP and Biden&#8217;s agenda.
“I’m the first woman to lead my state,&#8221; she said. &#8220;He’s the first man to surrender his presidency to a woke mob that can’t even tell you what a woman is.&#8221;
“In the radical Left’s America, Washington taxes you and lights your hard-earned money on fire, but you get crushed with high gas prices, empty grocery shelves, and our children are taught to hate one another on account of their race, but not to love one another or our great country,&#8221; she said point-blank.
Sanders also put forth what the political fight from here on out is truly about.
“The dividing line in America is no longer between Right or Left,&#8221; she said. &#8220;The choice is between normal or crazy. &#8221;
What does &#8220;crazy&#8221; look like?
Well, as Sanders said, &#8220;the Biden administration seems more interested in woke fantasies than the hard reality Americans face every day. Most Americans simply want to live their lives in freedom and peace, but we are under attack in a left-wing culture war we didn’t start and never wanted to fight.&#8221;
&#8220;Every day, we are told that we must partake in their rituals, salute their flags, and worship their false idols … all while big government colludes with Big Tech to strip away the most American thing there is — your Freedom of speech.”
“That’s not normal. It’s crazy, and it’s wrong,&#8221; she said.
One thing is clear, this &#8220;new generation of Republicans&#8221; isn&#8217;t shying away from the culture wars or taking on big business when needed. She also tackled illegal immigration, foreign policy embarrassments, and more.
In good news for Americans ever discontent with the establishment of both sides, Sanders made it known that the GOP will &#8220;not to be caretakers of the status quo, but to be changemakers for the American people.&#8221;
She ended her speech by entrusting the future into God&#8217;s hands.
&#8220;And with God as our witness, we will show the world that America is still the place where freedom reigns and liberty will never die,&#8221; she concluded.
Indeed, all of that does sound &#8220;normal&#8221; — especially compared to the freak show that is the Democratic Party.
Overall, she earns a B+. While the speech was great when focused on the issues of the day, it could have been sharpened by providing some more tangible solutions from the GOP to counteract left-wing lunacy. It also lagged at times, but again — it&#8217;s never easy following an 80-minute speech. It was certainly the best rebuttal in quite some time.
Her full speech can be viewed here:
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WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 05: White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders calls on reporters during the daily news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House September 5, 2017 in Washington, DC. Sanders fielded questions about President Donald Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration policy, an Obama-era executive action that allows certain undocumented immigratns who entered the country as minors to receive a renewable two-year period of deferred action from deportation and eligibility for a work permit.

Normal Vs. Crazy: Grading Sarah Sanders’ Response To Biden’s State Of The Union

Normal Vs. Crazy: Grading Sarah Sanders’ Response To Biden's State Of The Union

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Joe Biden

Politics

State of the Union

President Joe Biden will deliver his first <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/state-of-the-union" target="_blank" rel="noopener">State of the Union</a> address before a divided Congress on Tuesday night.
Since becoming president in January 2021, Biden had Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) behind him as he delivered past speeches in the U.S. Capitol. Now, for the first time, he&#8217;ll have a Republican looking over his shoulder as he speaks. That will be House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-kevin-mccarthy-elected-next-speaker-of-the-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener">who won the gavel last month</a>.
McCarthy released a video on Twitter signaling that he will not repeat Pelosi&#8217;s &#8220;theatrics&#8221; put on display when <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pelosi-rips-up-trumps-speech-pompeo-answers-with-classic-image-triggering-leftists" target="_blank" rel="noopener">she ripped up a paper copy</a> of former President Donald Trump&#8217;s State of the Union speech in 2020. &#8220;I don’t believe in the theatrics of tearing up speeches,&#8221; McCarthy said. &#8220;I respect the other side. I can disagree on policy, but I want to make sure this country is stronger, economically sound, energy independent, secure, and accountable.&#8221;
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Still, while McCarthy may be going for restraint in the House chamber Tuesday evening, Biden will be speaking as Republicans ramp up all sorts of investigations involving the president, his administration, and his family.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzcBTUvVp7M" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biden&#8217;s speech set for 9 p.m. ET</a> will argue the &#8220;state of the economy is strong&#8221; emerging from a years-long pandemic, and preview Biden&#8217;s budget request next month, according to a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/02/06/fact-sheet-the-biden-economic-plan-is-working/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">White House fact sheet</a>. The president is also expected to announce new policies meant to advance his four-part &#8220;Unity Agenda,&#8221; which includes fighting cancer, helping veterans, improving mental health, and stopping opioid use and overdoses.
Among the major stories of the day that may influence Biden&#8217;s remarks are Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine that will soon reach the one-year mark, domestic issues including high inflation and border security, and recent controversies such the one involving a suspected Chinese spy balloon flying across the United States.
Arkansas Republican Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/sarah-huckabee-sanders" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sarah Huckabee Sanders</a>, who served as Trump&#8217;s White House press secretary, will <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sarah-huckabee-sanders-to-deliver-gop-rebuttal-to-bidens-state-of-the-union-address" target="_blank" rel="noopener">deliver the formal GOP rebuttal</a> to Biden&#8217;s address on Tuesday.
&#8220;What America needs – and what Republicans are offering – is a return to common sense and a commitment to the ideals that made America the land of the free and home of the brave,&#8221; she said upon being picked.
Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) will deliver the Spanish-language GOP response.
The White House released a list of guests who will be sitting with the president&#8217;s wife, first lady Jill Biden, during the State of the Union address. Among them are Ukraine Ambassador Oksana Markarova and Holocaust survivor Ruth Cohen.
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TONIGHT: White House releases the list of guests sitting with <a href="https://twitter.com/FLOTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FLOTUS</a> at the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StateOfTheUnionAddress?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StateOfTheUnionAddress</a>. Among them: The ambassador from Ukraine, the parents of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TyreNichols?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TyreNichols</a>, Paul Pelosi, the man who stopped the gunman in the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MontereyPark?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MontereyPark</a> shooting, a DREAMer, a Holocaust survivor. <a href="https://t.co/88a9sbbFQ5">pic.twitter.com/88a9sbbFQ5</a>
&mdash; Ed O&#39;Keefe (@edokeefe) <a href="https://twitter.com/edokeefe/status/1622915813127643138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Also in attendance will be Paul Pelosi, the 82-year-old husband of Nancy Pelosi, who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-footage-of-attack-on-paul-pelosi-released" target="_blank" rel="noopener">survived a break-in attack</a> at their San Francisco home in late October, as well as RowVaughn and Rodney Wells, the mother and stepfather of Tyre Nichols, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kamala-harris-calls-on-congress-to-pass-policing-reform-at-tyre-nichols-funeral" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a 29-year-old man allegedly beaten to death</a> by police in Memphis, Tennessee. In addition, the guest list includes Brandon Tsay, the man caught on camera <a href="https://abc7chicago.com/monterey-park-biden-call-brandon-tsay/12738880/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">disarming the suspected gunman</a> in the deadly Monterey Park, California, shooting.
Biden&#8217;s job approval rating has <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-approval-rating/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hovered around the low-to-mid 40s</a> since the beginning of the year. While Biden is expected to tout a resilient economy, four in 10 Americans say they are worse off financially since he took office, a recent <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/record-numbers-worse-off-recipe-political-discontent-poll/story?id=96884607" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ABC News/Washington Post poll found</a>.
The president has said he intends to run for re-election in 2024, and reports indicate a formal announcement could happen around the time of the State of the Union address. Trump, who has already entered the race with his third campaign for the White House, is expected to respond to Biden&#8217;s speech Tuesday with his own video, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/first-read/biden-faces-daunting-sales-challenge-state-union-speech-rcna69470" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to NBC News</a>.

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Arkansas Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/sarah-huckabee-sanders" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sarah Huckabee Sanders</a> (R-AR) will deliver the GOP rebuttal to President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a>&#8216;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mccarthy-invites-biden-to-deliver-state-of-the-union-address" target="_blank" rel="noopener">State of the Union address next week</a>.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced the pick on Thursday, garnering rave reviews from fellow Republicans. The opposition&#8217;s response to a State of the Union address is typically delegated to a rising star in the party to offer a countervailing policy agenda to the nation. This year&#8217;s matchup on Tuesday night will pit Biden against a high-profile member of former President Donald Trump&#8217;s White House.
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She is the ✓ Youngest governor in America ✓ First female governor in Arkansas history ✓ First father-daughter governance in history
Everyone—including President Biden—should tune in. <a href="https://t.co/8FlP4p8OIL">pic.twitter.com/8FlP4p8OIL</a>
&mdash; Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerMcCarthy/status/1621193685965721600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 2, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;I’m honored to have the opportunity to address the nation after the State of the Union on Tuesday,&#8221; Sanders said in a tweet. &#8220;What America needs – and what Republicans are offering – is a return to common sense and a commitment to the ideals that made America the land of the free and home of the brave.&#8221;
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I’m honored to have the opportunity to address the nation after the State of the Union on Tuesday.
What America needs – and what Republicans are offering – is a return to common sense and a commitment to the ideals that made America the land of the free and home of the brave.
&mdash; Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) <a href="https://twitter.com/SarahHuckabee/status/1621198947606839298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 2, 2023</a></blockquote>
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McCarthy later announced Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) will deliver the Spanish-language GOP response to Biden&#8217;s State of the Union address.
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Humbled and honored by the opportunity to deliver the Republican Address to the Nation in Spanish following the State of the Union.
My message is simple: The American Dream is a dream worth fighting for.
Mi mensaje es sencillo, el sueño americano merece ser defendido. 🇺🇸 <a href="https://t.co/PSglNMJm02">https://t.co/PSglNMJm02</a>
&mdash; Rep. Juan Ciscomani (@RepCiscomani) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepCiscomani/status/1621238638737604608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 2, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Sanders served as an adviser on Trump&#8217;s 2016 presidential campaign and later became his White House press secretary for two years. She left the Trump administration in the summer of 2019 and then ran a successful campaign in the 2022 election cycle to become governor of Arkansas, a role once held by her father Mike Huckabee.
After being sworn in last month, Sanders quickly got down to business, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/arkansas-governor-sarah-huckabee-sanders-bans-word-from-state-government-documents" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signing an executive order</a> banning the use of “Latinx” in government documents. She also banned Critical Race Theory in <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/news/arkansas-governor-sarah-huckabee-sanders-bans-critical-race-theory-in-k-12/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">K-12 public schools</a>.
During an interview on &#8220;Fox News Sunday,&#8221; Sanders <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sarah-huckabee-sanders-declines-to-endorse-trump-for-president" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declined to endorse Trump</a> for president in his 2024 run, though she stressed they have a &#8220;great relationship&#8221; and surmised the United States &#8220;would be infinitely better off if he was in office right now instead of Joe Biden.&#8221;
Among the Republicans celebrating Sanders delivering the GOP rebuttal this year was <a href="https://twitter.com/votetimscott/status/1621229694883434500" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sen. Tim Scott</a> (R-SC), <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/us/politics/tim-scott-rebuttal-transcript.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">who delivered the Republican response</a> to Biden&#8217;s first address to a joint session of Congress in 2021. &#8220;Let ‘em have it, [Sanders],&#8221; Scott <a href="https://twitter.com/votetimscott/status/1621229694883434500" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a>. &#8220;America is ready to return to normalcy and common sense. I can’t wait to hear you deliver the GOP’s blueprint for how we’ll continue to hold Biden accountable for his failures as president.&#8221;
Governor Kim Reynolds (R-IA), who <a href="https://abc7ny.com/state-of-the-union-2022-republican-response-stou-address-iowa-gov-kim-reynold-joe-biden-tonight/11612973/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">delivered the GOP rebuttal last year</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/KimReynoldsIA/status/1621200835026771968" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a>, &#8220;[Sanders,] I can’t wait for your Official GOP Response to Biden’s SOTU Address. I am so proud to call you a friend and a fellow Governor! Republican Governors are delivering on our promises, and you are just getting started!&#8221;
<a href="https://twitter.com/GovMikeHuckabee/status/1621194916226277378" target="_blank" rel="noopener">In a tweet</a>, Mike Huckabee praised McCarthy for making a &#8220;brilliant choice&#8221; and quipped that he is &#8220;TOTALLY objective&#8221; in making this assessment.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders To Deliver GOP Rebuttal To Biden’s State Of The Union Address

Sarah Huckabee Sanders To Deliver GOP Rebuttal To Biden's State Of The Union Address

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A group of Hispanic Democrats in the state of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/connecticut" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Connecticut</a> introduced a bill to ban the woke term &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/latinx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Latinx</a>&#8221; from state communications.
The bill was authored by five Democratic members of the state House of Representatives, all of whom are of Hispanic descent. The bill was at least partly inspired by Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders&#8217; move to ban the term &#8220;Latinx&#8221; from state government. The move also comes amid broad distaste for the word among Latinos.
The <a href="https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TOB/H/PDF/2023HB-06384-R00-HB.PDF" target="_blank" rel="noopener">text of the bill</a> reads:
<blockquote>[T]he general statutes [shall] be amended to prohibit any state agency, or state employee on behalf of a state agency, from using the term &#8220;Latinx&#8221; on any official communications or forms of the state agency.</blockquote>
It was introduced by five members of the state House: state Reps. Geraldo C. Reyes, Christopher Rosario, Juan R. Candelaria, Robert Sanchez, and Minnie Gonzalez.
Reyes blasted the word &#8220;Latinx&#8221; itself as a woke term that is offensive to the Constitution State&#8217;s sizeable Hispanic population; some 17.7% of the residents are Hispanic, according to the <a href="https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/CT" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Census Bureau</a>. “I’m of Puerto Rican descent and I find it offensive,” Reyes told the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/politics-connecticut-state-government-waterbury-arkansas-77817868efdbd4ee7651575acc665c6f" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Associated Press</a>. “The Spanish language, which is centuries old, defaults to Latino for everybody. It’s all-inclusive. They didn’t need to create a word, it already exists.”
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/arkansas-governor-sarah-huckabee-sanders-bans-word-from-state-government-documents" target="_blank" rel="noopener">banned the word</a> from state documents in January. “All state offices, departments, and agencies, unless granted an exemption by the Governor, shall review official documents of their respective entities regarding the use of the term ‘Latinx,’ ‘latinx,’ ‘Latinxs,’ or ‘latinxs’ in official state documents,” her order stated. It also ordered agencies to identify all instances of the term in state documents, and within 60 days, replace all of them with some form of &#8220;Hispanic,&#8221; &#8220;Latino,&#8221; or &#8220;Latina.&#8221;
“This has been offensive and derogatory to all Puerto Ricans, and it’s something that hasn’t sat well with a lot of people here for a while.” Reyes added to <a href="https://www.ctinsider.com/politics/article/hispanic-lawmakers-ct-ban-latinx-arkansas-17742243.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CT Insider</a>. “When I found out that Arkansas Gov. [Sanders] banned it on her first day in the office, I saw that as an opportunity for me to do the same thing.” Reyes, however, criticized Sanders&#8217; move, saying she had &#8220;other motivations&#8221; for banning the word in Arkansas government documents.
A search on the <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/search-results/?q=Latinx#gsc.tab=0&amp;gsc.q=Latinx&amp;gsc.page=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">state website</a> reveals that at least 920 state documents contain the word &#8220;Latinx.&#8221;
A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/only-1-of-hispanics-prefer-the-so-called-gender-neutral-term-latinx-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">national poll</a> conducted in October found that only 1% of Hispanics identify as &#8220;Latinx,&#8221; a gender-neutral term imposed on Hispanics by left-wing culture. WPA Intelligence, a conservative polling firm that collaborated with Visto Media on behalf of the Latino advocacy group Bienvenido, conducted a poll of 1,288 Hispanic registered Democrat, Republican, and Independent voters.
The poll found that the community prefers to be identified as Hispanic, while others said American or Latino.
Respondents to the poll were asked to choose from a list of options as to why many Hispanics have not embraced the term — a combined 35% of Democrats blamed Hispanics rejecting the made-up term on “machismo culture” or “too much homophobia and transphobia among Hispanics.”
Other reasons Democrats believe the term has failed to catch on with Hispanic culture range from “right-wing disinformation” or simply because Hispanics take pride in their culture as it stands. In contrast, about 14% have no idea what the term means.
Meanwhile, most Republicans said it’s because Hispanics like their culture.
Brandon Drey contributed to this report.

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Hispanic Democrats In Connecticut Introduce Bill To Ban Woke Term ‘Latinx’

Hispanic Democrats In Connecticut Introduce Bill To Ban Woke Term 'Latinx'

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Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR) declined on Sunday to endorse her former boss, former President Donald Trump, for president in 2024.
The newly-sworn in governor was asked on &#8220;Fox News Sunday&#8221; with host Shannon Bream whether she planned on backing Trump in his next presidential run.
&#8220;Your bio, on your official page as Governor, describes you as a ‘trusted confidant of President Trump,'&#8221; Bream said. &#8220;Have you talked to him about his ’24 run? Will you endorse him in that?&#8221;
Sanders praised the former president but stopped short of endorsing him.
“I love the president, have a great relationship with him,” Sanders responded. “I know our country would be infinitely better off if he was in office right now instead of Joe Biden. But right now, my focus isn’t 2024. It’s focusing here in Arkansas and doing what we can to empower the people of this state, and make sure that I’m delivering on the promises that I laid out over the course of the last two years.”
Bream pressed Sanders on whether she had a timeline for making a decision or if there was someone else that she wanted to see get into the primary.
&#8220;My focus isn’t on 2024,&#8221; Sanders answered. &#8220;It’s on what we can deliver in this legislative session. I’m not going to set an arbitrary timeline. I’m not really focused on that at all.&#8221;
Bream also pressed Sanders on her own ambitions, asking her if she has felt the &#8220;pressure of future speculation&#8221; since becoming governor.
“I feel the pressure of delivering this legislative session,” Sanders said. “That’s the only thing that our team, and that I am focused on, is delivering on what we laid out to do.”
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Sanders made news waves after being sworn in last week over some executive orders that she signed aimed at removing leftist initiatives inside the state&#8217;s government.
Sanders signed an executive order banning the use of “Latinx” in government documents because it is “culturally insensitive” to the Latino community.
Sanders also signed an executive order targeting leftist indoctrination in schools, specifically Critical Race Theory, which the order described as “antithetical to the traditional American values of neutrality, equality, and fairness.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/arkansas-governor-sarah-huckabee-sanders-bans-word-from-state-government-documents">Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders Bans Word From State Government Documents</a>

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New Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed an executive order this week banning the use of &#8220;Latinx&#8221; in government documents because it is &#8220;culturally insensitive&#8221; to the Latino community.
&#8220;Ethnically insensitive and pejorative language has no place in official government documents or government employee titles,&#8221; Sanders&#8217; executive order <a href="https://katv.com/news/local/national-cultural-wars-hit-arkansas-gov-sanders-first-round-executive-orders-sarah-huckabee-state-capitol-department-commerce-labor-usdol-government-employees-unemployment-benefits-tiktok-china-latinx-latino-latina-pew-research-politics-associated-press" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a>. &#8220;The government has a responsibility to respect its citizens and use ethnically appropriate language, particularly when referring to ethnic minorities.&#8221;
The executive order noted that polling from the Pew Research Center has found that roughly only 2-3% of Latinos even use the word &#8220;Latinx&#8221; to describe themselves and that the Real Academia Española, a Madrid-based institution that serves as a guide for the Spanish language, has officially rejected the use of “x” as an alternative to “o” and “a” in Spanish.
Sanders said that it was the official policy of her administration to &#8220;prohibit the use of culturally insensitive words for official state government business.&#8221;
&#8220;All state offices, departments, and agencies, unless granted an exemption by the Governor, shall review official documents of their respective entities regarding the use of the term &#8216;Latinx,&#8217; &#8216;latinx,&#8217; &#8216;Latinxs,&#8217; or &#8216;latinxs&#8217; in official state documents,&#8221; the order said.
The state entities are to report back to the Governor&#8217;s office highlighting all instances in which the word is used and &#8220;within sixty (60) days of this Order, all state offices, departments, and agencies shall revise all existing written materials by replacing the terms &#8216;Latinx,&#8217; &#8216;latinx,&#8217; &#8216;Latinxs,&#8217; or &#8216;latinxs&#8217; with &#8216;Hispanic,&#8217; &#8216;Hispanics,&#8217; &#8216;Latino,&#8217; &#8216;Latinos,&#8217; &#8216;Latina,&#8217; or &#8216;Latinas.'&#8221;
Sanders also signed an executive order targeting woke indoctrination in schools, specifically Critical Race Theory, which the order described as &#8220;antithetical to the traditional American values of neutrality, equality, and fairness.&#8221;
&#8220;It emphasizes skin color as a person’s primary characteristic, thereby resurrecting segregationist values, which America has fought so hard to reject,&#8221; the order said. &#8220;It is the policy of this administration that CRT, discrimination, and indoctrination have no place in Arkansas classrooms.&#8221;
Sanders, 40, was sworn into office in Little Rock on Tuesday where she follows in the footsteps of her father, Mike Huckabee, who served as governor of the state from 1996 to 2007.
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I am incredibly honored to be the 47th Governor, and the first woman governor, of the great state of Arkansas.
We will show the world that there is still a place in America where freedom reigns and liberty will never die, and that place is Arkansas. 
Now, let&#39;s get to work. <a href="https://t.co/vkSf6yw7sb">pic.twitter.com/vkSf6yw7sb</a>
&mdash; Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) <a href="https://twitter.com/SarahHuckabee/status/1612925894795862017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 10, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;I am incredibly honored to be the 47th Governor, and the first woman governor, of the great state of Arkansas,&#8221; Sanders said in a statement. &#8220;We will show the world that there is still a place in America where freedom reigns and liberty will never die, and that place is Arkansas. Now, let&#8217;s get to work.&#8221;

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Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders Bans Word From State Government Documents

Republican candidate Sarah Huckabee Sanders has followed in her father’s footsteps by being elected governor of Arkansas, <a href="https://results.decisiondeskhq.com/national/2022-governor">according</a> to a projection by Decision Desk.
Sanders, 40, who was former President Donald Trump’s press secretary from 2017 to 2019, defeated Democrat nominee Chris Jones to earn the role in which her father, Mike Huckabee, served from 1996-2007. In addition to Trump’s endorsement, Sanders had the backing of outgoing Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) and held a commanding lead in opinion polls throughout the race.
 The centerpiece of Sanders’ platform was her “plan for a safer, stronger Arkansas,” which outlined her strategy to lower violent crime. In her proposal, she promised to “never defund the police,” increase prison capacity, and vowed to “push back on the dangerous rhetoric of the radical left.”
Jones opposed Sanders’ anti-crime platform and pushed his own “PB&amp;J” plan, which stood for pre-school, broadband, and jobs. 
Sanders also campaigned on a plan to further prioritize education in Arkansas. The proposal, called LEARNS (Literacy, Empowerment, Accountability, Readiness, Networking, and School Safety), aims to increase learning opportunities for kids in the state and “not indoctrinate them with the left’s agenda.”
Sanders had all the advantages in a red-state contest, from name recognition and a family tree to policies that resonated with voters. She served as the 31st White House press secretary under Trump from 2017 to 2019 and worked on the election campaigns of her father, who also ran for president.
Hutchinson was barred from running again because of term limits.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Projected To Follow In Father’s Footsteps As Governor Of Arkansas

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Projected To Follow In Father's Footsteps As Governor Of Arkansas

2022 Midterms

<a href="http://www.dailywire.com/topic/alyssa-farah-griffin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alyssa Farah Griffin</a>, the newest Republican co-host of ABC&#8217;s &#8220;<a href="http://www.dailywire.com/topic/the-view/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The View</a>,&#8221; spent part of Thursday&#8217;s broadcast commiserating with TheGrio&#8217;s White House correspondent April Ryan over a shared experience with former President <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> — and suggesting that Ryan had been successful in avoiding making herself part of the story.
Griffin and her co-hosts spoke with Ryan on the midday talk show, and the conversation turned to Trump — and the fact that Ryan, like so many other Left-leaning reporters, had clashed with him on live television on a number of occasions.
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Sara Haines whines about &quot;disinformation&quot; and asks Ryan to address the public&#39;s low trust in the press. &quot;I make sure I have receipts &#8230; I make it rain with receipts,&quot; she declared. And yet, she accused former Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders of lying about baking a pie. <a href="https://t.co/Nkk0FoIICg">pic.twitter.com/Nkk0FoIICg</a>
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&#8220;You and I share something in common,&#8221; Griffin began. &#8220;Having been called demeaning and cruel names by the former president. Now, of course, when you were, you were simply doing your job as a journalist. How did you balance in that environment a) not making yourself the story but then also what advice would you give to aspiring journalists in an environment that can be very hostile to press?&#8221;
&#8220;They didn&#8217;t tell me I needed a combat hat — a shield when I went into the White House,&#8221; Ryan said of her education.
Ryan then argued that people who criticized media were part of the problem, claiming that they often attacked journalists because they were adherents of &#8220;an ideology that is pushing the press, the First Amendment down.&#8221; She went on to argue that it continued in part because most Americans did not truly understand civics.
Co-host Sara Haines jumped into the conversation, lamenting the amount of &#8220;disinformation&#8221; that was ubiquitous in media, and asked Ryan how she worked to fight against that and the fact that trust in media has recently hit all-time lows.
&#8220;I make sure I have receipts,&#8221; Ryan said. &#8220;I make it rain with receipts.&#8221;
Ryan became a household name during the Trump administration in part because she attacked then-White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, suggesting that a photo of a <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/so-sad-journalists-actually-investigate-whether-joseph-curl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">home-baked pie</a> in Sanders&#8217; social media post was actually a stock photo.
When Sanders, who often sparred with Ryan in the briefing room, gamely offered to bake another — thus proving its veracity — Ryan demurred and suggested that she&#8217;d be afraid to eat anything Sanders baked because it might be poisoned.

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Republican Host Of ‘The View’ Claims Pie-Gate Star April Ryan Never Made Herself The Story In WH Briefings

Republican Host Of 'The View' Claims Pie-Gate Star April Ryan Never Made Herself The Story In WH Briefings

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The View

Former White House Press Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/sarah-huckabee-sanders" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sarah Huckabee Sanders</a> has revealed that she is &#8220;cancer-free&#8221; after receiving treatment for thyroid cancer.
In a statement Friday, Sanders confirmed that she was treated for thyroid cancer after doctors discovered the disease during a check-up. Sanders underwent surgery to remove her thyroid and surrounding lymph nodes, and came out cancer-free. Sanders&#8217; doctor said she would fully recover within 24 hours of the surgery. Sanders, who served as White House press secretary under former President Donald Trump, is currently running for governor of Arkansas.
“During a check-up earlier this month, my doctor ordered a biopsy on an area of concern in my neck and the test revealed that I had thyroid cancer,&#8221; Sanders said. &#8220;Today, I underwent a successful surgery to remove my thyroid and surrounding lymph nodes and by the grace of God I am now cancer-free. I want to thank the Arkansas doctors and nurses for their world-class care, as well as my family and friends for their love, prayers, and support. I look forward to returning to the campaign trail soon. This experience has been a reminder that whatever battle you may be facing, don’t lose heart. As governor, I will never quit fighting for the people of our great state.”
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— Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) <a href="https://twitter.com/SarahHuckabee/status/1570859978675879938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2022</a></blockquote>
Sanders&#8217; doctor informed supporters of some of the details of her diagnosis and the procedure in a separate statement.
“Sarah is currently recovering from surgery in which we removed her thyroid gland and some of the surrounding lymph nodes in her neck,&#8221; said Dr. John R. Sims, Head and Neck Oncologic and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgeon at CARTI Cancer Center in Little Rock. &#8220;The surgery went extremely well, and I expect her to be back on her feet even within the next 24 hours. This is a Stage I papillary thyroid carcinoma which is the most common type of thyroid cancer and has an excellent prognosis. While she will need adjuvant treatment with radioactive iodine, as well as continued long term follow up, I think it’s fair to say she’s now cancer free, and I don’t anticipate any of this slowing her down.”
Sanders, 40, ran away with the Arkansas <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sarah-huckabee-sanders-wins-arkansas-gop-gubernatorial-nomination" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gubernatorial primary</a> in May, netting more than 83% of the vote. She announced her candidacy on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-sarah-huckabee-sanders-is-running-for-governor-of-arkansas-america-is-at-stake" target="_blank" rel="noopener">January 25, 2021</a>, and almost immediately received the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-makes-first-endorsement-since-leaving-office" target="_blank" rel="noopener">endorsement</a> of former President Trump, his first endorsement after leaving office.
“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,&#8221; Trump said at the time. &#8220;Sarah will be a GREAT governor and she has my Complete and Total Endorsement!”
She smashed the <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/news/sarah-huckabee-sanders-smashes-state-gubernatorial-fundraising-record/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">state record</a> for fundraising during the primary, raking in $9.1 million dollars from more than 67,000 donors by July 2021. In addition to the Trump endorsement, she is also endorsed by current Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, her father, former Governor Mike Huckabee, Arkansas Republican Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, all four of Arkansas&#8217; members of the U.S. House, as well as former Vice President Mike Pence, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Donald Trump Jr.
Sanders will face off against nuclear engineer and minister Chris Jones in the 2022 election.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Reveals Successful Thyroid Cancer Procedure, Says She’s ‘Cancer-Free’

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Reveals Successful Thyroid Cancer Procedure, Says She's 'Cancer-Free'

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