Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders reportedly made an appearance at a retreat for Republican governors and donors amid rumors she is considering a bid to be the next governor of Arkansas.
The 36-year-old Sanders, who recently departed her very public role in the White House after three years, appeared Sunday at a retreat in Aspen, Colorado, hosted by the Republican Governors Association, Politico reported. While at the retreat, she was seen at a dinner hosted by the family of former RGA finance chairman Fred Malek, who died in March.
Since her departure, President Trump has publicly urged Sanders to run for governor, tweeting that he hopes she decides to run. He said “she would be fantastic” for the role.
….She is a very special person with extraordinary talents, who has done an incredible job! I hope she decides to run for Governor of Arkansas – she would be fantastic. Sarah, thank you for a job well done!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 13, 2019
Her father, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, 63, told conservative radio show host Hugh Hewitt that Sanders was still mulling the possibility but, for now, would focus on taking a bit of a breather after her tenure in the White House.
“She doesn’t know. I mean, that’s the honest answer,” Huckabee said. “The truth is, she has not had time to come up for air in the past three years. So she’s going to take some time to get her kids enrolled in school in Arkansas for the fall, go to vacation, just have some downtime, which is something she hasn’t done. And, you know, then she’ll start exploring.”
Twice-elected Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican, has hit his term limit and cannot run for reelection in 2022.
