Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Republican) has indicated she would rather remain governor than take a post in Trump’s administration if he is re-elected in November.
When asked a question Interview with Talk Business & Politics Asked last week if he would accept a role in the Trump administration, Sanders responded, “I love my job, and I’m happy to be back in Arkansas.”
“I think we’re doing some really great things and I look forward to the next six and a half years in this job,” Sanders said, hinting at his intention to run for re-election in 2026.
Sanders, who is serving her first term as governor of the Bear State, served as White House press secretary under President Trump from 2017 to 2019. She is currently the youngest governor in the country.
She’s a longtime Trump supporter who has defended the former president when he criticized her, endorsing his reelection in November but saying earlier this year she had no interest in being his running mate.
“I’ve been a strong supporter of the president since I started working for him in early 2016,” Sanders said. “I’ve been a vocal supporter. I don’t think there are many people who have supported this president as publicly as I have. I’m confident the president will win the election in November, and I’m proud to endorse him.”
Sanders said he believes the next presidential election will be “very different” because both candidates have served in presidential office.
“In some ways I feel the same way, but there are two people who have actually served as president who have a clear record of what they did in that role – not just what they talked about, but what they actually did,” she told Talk Business & Politics and Capitol View, in an interview that aired Sunday.
The governor also spoke about his focus on lowering the state’s income tax rate to zero, with state lawmakers completing a special session called by Sanders last week to reject the top personal and corporate income tax rates.
“Typically, people are happy when their taxes go down, so this is a big win. When you’re competing with Texas on the one hand and Tennessee on the other and other surrounding states that had lower taxes before the tax cuts that passed this week, it makes it harder for businesses to come in because they’re not making as much money as they’re paying their employees,” Sanders said. “So this is a great recruiting tool.”
