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Sarah Huckabee Sanders was named White House press secretary in July 2017. The daughter of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, she was a surrogate for Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders
stated on November 27, 2018 in a press briefing:

"Tear gas was used on average once a month during the Obama administration for very similar circumstances."

By Miriam Valverde • November 28, 2018
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
stated on August 14, 2018 in a White House press briefing:

"President Trump in his first year and a half has already tripled what President Obama did (for African-American employment) in eight years."

By Louis Jacobson • August 15, 2018
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
stated on November 1, 2017 in a White House press briefing:

Says diversity visa immigrants are not vetted.

By Miriam Valverde • November 2, 2017
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
stated on October 2, 2017 in a press conference:

"I think if you look to Chicago, where you had over 4,000 victims of gun-related crimes last year, they have the strictest gun laws in the country. That certainly hasn’t helped there."

By Matt Dietrich • October 3, 2017
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
stated on June 29, 2017 in a White House press briefing:

"The president in no way, form or fashion has ever promoted or encouraged violence."

By Louis Jacobson • July 5, 2017

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stated on June 11, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says Sarah Huckabee Sanders tweeted, “It’s ‘odd’ that the ANTIFA insurgency happened just as COVID-19 loses steam It’s ‘odd’ that COVID-19 happened the moment impeachment failed. It’s ‘odd’ that impeachment happened the moment Russian hoax failed. The Russian hoax happened because Hillary lost? Notice the pattern?”

By Ciara O'Rourke • June 29, 2020

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