# Sanders encouraged to run for president in 2028

> Arkansas governor and former Trump press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is being urged by supporters and donors to seek the Republican nomination.
- Title: Sanders encouraged to run for president in 2028 · ABC News
- Summary: Arkansas governor and former Trump press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is being urged by supporters and donors to seek the Republican nomination.
- Keywords: sarah huckabee sanders, 2028 presidential race, arkansas governor, republican party, brian kemp, ted cruz, ron desantis, ABC News
- Source: ABC News — https://abcnews.com/Politics/sarah-huckabee-sanders-receive-2028-presidential-encouragement/story?id=138118928
- Author: ABC News
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- Topics: sarah huckabee sanders, 2028 presidential race, arkansas governor, republican party, brian kemp, ted cruz, ron desantis, news
## Sanders gets 2028 encouragement
Supporters and donors have been encouraging Republican Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders to run for president in the 2028 cycle, according to multiple sources with direct knowledge of the situation.
## Sanders declines to confirm
When asked about the outreach, her communications director Sam Dubke told ABC News that Governor Sanders looks forward to serving the people of Arkansas for the next four years.

> Governor Sanders looks forward to serving the people of Arkansas for the next four years.
## Sanders' path to prominence
Sanders served as President Donald Trump's press secretary from July 2017 to June 2019 and was deputy press secretary before that.
## Rising star status
Sanders has long been viewed as a rising star in the Republican Party.In 2023, months after winning the gubernatorial race, she delivered the Republican response to former President Joe Biden's State of the Union address.
## Kemp also considering 2028 run
Georgia's retiring two-term Republican Governor Brian Kemp is considering a presidential bid after he leaves office in January and has been encouraged by donors and other Republican officials to run.
## Republicans assess midterm losses
After Republicans' midterm losses, the party is reflecting on what went wrong. Texas Senator Ted Cruz called the performance a Watergate-level repudiation, while Ron DeSantis described results as a meteor strike.

> Watergate-level repudiation
## Key takeaway

Supporters and donors are encouraging Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders to run for president in 2028, according to sources with direct knowledge.