• Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AK) has been chosen by Republican leaders in Congress to deliver the Republican rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address next Tuesday from Little Rock.
• Sanders is the first woman elected governor of Arkansas, assuming office on Jan. 1, 2023. A close ally of former President Donald Trump, she served as his press secretary from 2017-2019 and was known for having a confrontational relationship with the White House press corps. She is often regarded as his most effective press secretary.
• “I am grateful for this opportunity to address the nation and contrast the GOP’s optimistic vision for the future against the failures of President Biden and the Democrats,” Sanders said in a statement.

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