US President Donald Trump has announced departure of spokeswoman Sarah Sanders in a tweet and did not name a replacement. Trump has made surprise announcement of the departure of spokeswoman Sarah Sanders, who has been widely criticized for her performance in the White House.
“After 3 1/2 years, our wonderful Sarah Huckabee Sanders will be leaving the White House at the end of the month and going home to the Great State of Arkansas,” Trump said, adding that he hoped she would run for governor of her state. Sanders has been one of Trump’s most loyal foot soldiers, almost constantly at his side during his tumultuous two and a half years at the White House and during the campaign before.
At a White House event on reintegration into society for ex-prisoners, Trump interrupted proceedings to summon the “warrior” Sanders from the audience and lavish praise on her record.
Calling her “a friend, a woman, a great, great magnificent person,” Trump said, “she’s very popular.”
In fact, Sanders has a combative, sometimes bitter relationship with the White House press corps and is seen as responsible for the demise of the formal daily briefing — practically an institution under previous presidents.
Prez Trump declares departure of spokeswoman Sarah Sanders
