Sarah Huckabee Sanders, American political consultant and press secretary
Sarah Elizabeth Sanders (née Huckabee; born August 13, 1982), also known as Sarah Huckabee Sanders, is an American political analyst and politician. She was the 31st White House press secretary, serving under President Donald Trump from 2017 to 2019. She was the third woman to serve in that position. Sanders previously worked on the election campaigns of her father, Arkansas governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, and later served as a senior advisor on Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Sanders is a candidate in the 2022 Arkansas gubernatorial election.
As press secretary, she was a boisterous defender of the Trump administration, and had a confrontational relationship with the White House Press Corps. When interviewed by investigators as part of the Mueller probe, she admitted making false statements to the public as press secretary. Sanders hosted fewer press conferences than any of the 13 previous White House press secretaries.In June 2019, Trump tweeted that Sanders would be leaving her role as press secretary at the end of the month. On January 25, 2021, she announced her candidacy in the 2022 Arkansas gubernatorial election.
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Events on 1982
- 4May
Falklands War
Twenty sailors are killed when the British Type 42 destroyer HMS Sheffield is hit by an Argentinian Exocet missile during the Falklands War. - 25May
Falklands War
HMS Coventry is sunk during the Falklands War. - 6Jun
Operation Peace for the Galilee
The Lebanon War begins. Forces under Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon invade southern Lebanon during Operation Peace for the Galilee, eventually reaching as far north as the capital Beirut. - 11Sep
1982 Invasion of Lebanon
The international forces that were guaranteeing the safety of Palestinian refugees following Israel's 1982 Invasion of Lebanon leave Beirut. Five days later, several thousand refugees are massacred in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps by Phalange forces. - 14Oct
War on Drugs
U.S. President Ronald Reagan proclaims a War on Drugs.