WASHINGTON (AP) White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, whose tenure was marked by a breakdown in regular press briefings and questions about the administrations credibility, as well as her own, will leave her post at the end of the month, President Donald Trump announced Thursday.
Trump said hes encouraging her to run for governor when she returns home to Arkansas, where her father once held the job.
Sanders is one of Trumps closest and most trusted White House aides and one of the few remaining who worked on his campaign, taking on the job of advocating for and defending a president who had his own unconventional ideas about how to conduct the peoples business.
At an unrelated White House event, Trump described Sanders as a warrior as he called her to the stage. Sanders, appearing emotional, said serving Trump has been the honor of a lifetime and pledged to remain one of his most outspoken and loyal supporters.
Sanders, who is married and has three young children, later told reporters she wanted to spend more time with her family, but did not rule out running for public office.
