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Martin Pengelly in New York

Sarah Huckabee Sanders to give Republican State of the Union response

Huckabee Sanders, now 40, was the second of Donald Trump’s four press secretaries.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, now 40, was the second of Donald Trump’s four press secretaries. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

The White House press secretary turned Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders will give the Republican response to Joe Biden’s State of the Union address next week.

Announcing the move on Thursday, the House speaker, Kevin McCarthy, called Huckabee Sanders “a servant-leader of true determination and conviction”, adding about his fellow Republican: “I’m thrilled Sarah will share her extraordinary story and bold vision for a better America on Tuesday.”

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