President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE on Tuesday fêted outgoing White House press secretary Sarah HuckabeeSarah Elizabeth SandersMcEnany stamps her brand on White House press operation Sanders mocks NY Times urging DNC to investigate Biden allegations: ‘I thought it was an Onion headline’ Donald Trump: The Boomer TV president MORE Sanders at a rally where he officially announced his 2020 reelection campaign.
Trump invited Sanders onstage just under an hour into his speech in Orlando, Fla., to a deafening ovation, calling her a “warrior” who would make a good governor of her home state of Arkansas.
“We’re going to miss her,” Trump said.
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Sanders, who is making her final presidential trip, said that serving as press secretary “has truly been an honor of a lifetime” and predicted Trump would win a second term.
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“He made America great again and continues to make America great,” she said. “He’s going to have an incredible six more years.”
Trump announced that Sanders was leaving her post after a turbulent two-year run as the president’s top spokeswoman. She presided over the end of the daily White House press briefing but became a star among Trump supporters for her fierce defense of the president in past briefings and on cable news.
Sanders also appeared onstage with Trump at a campaign rally in April, when the president joked he would have to fire her because she was becoming “too popular.”
Her two rally appearances in the past two months outnumber the number of formal press briefings she has held in that time. The last White House press briefing occurred on March 11.
Trump’s White House staff has come under scrutiny for violating the Hatch Act, which bars federal employees from engaging in political activities in the course of their official duties. A federal watchdog recommended that Kellyanne ConwayKellyanne Elizabeth ConwayGeorge Conway group hits Ernst in new ad George Conway group contrasts Trump, Eisenhower in battleground states ad Sunday shows preview: Protests against George Floyd’s death, police brutality rock the nation for a second week MORE be fired for repeated violations.
Other White House staffers were reprimanded for using the president’s “Make America Great Again” slogan on their official Twitter accounts.
It’s unclear whether Sanders’s appearance would pose any issues.