Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR) was picked to give the Republican response to the State of the Union address because she offered a generational contrast with President Joe Biden.
Sanders, 40, is half Biden’s age. But Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is also 80 — and her old boss former President Donald Trump is 76.
“Gov. Sanders demonstrated to America what we know in Arkansas — she is a bold conservative reformer,” Jon Gilmore, a second Republican strategist based in Little Rock, said. “It is exciting to see the new generation coming up and taking the reins of leadership.” Less directly, Sanders may have also contrasted with Trump, whom she did not mention by name in the speech. Particularly in DeSantis’s case, Trump has resisted handing the baton to the next generation.
“I wasn’t surprised that Sarah didn’t mention Trump or DeSantis or any other 2024 potential contender — this was about Sarah offering a different vision from Biden,” Barron said. One veteran Republican operative in Washington, D.C., noted that all this history made it unnecessary to more overtly mention Trump.
“So, the way that we see it is, like, the choice is between political fighting over fake conspiracies and delivering for the American people,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters aboard Air Force One on Wednesday.
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