Sarah Huckabee Sanders in 2023 State of the Union address
On Principles & Values:
God will help America be the model for liberty for the world
Let us reaffirm our commitment to a timeless American idea: that government exists not to rule the people, but to serve the people.
Democrats want to rule us with more government control, but that is not who we are. America is the greatest country… because we are the freest country.
We know not what the future holds, but we know who holds the future in His hands. And with God as our witness, we will show the world that
America is still the place where freedom reins and liberty will never die. Thank you. God bless you. And God Bless America.
Source: GOP response to 2023 State of the Union speech
Feb 7, 2023
On Budget & Economy:
Biden takes your money, then raises prices
In the radical left's America, Washington taxes you and lights your hard-earned money on fire, but you get crushed with high gas prices, empty grocery shelves.
From out-of-control inflation and violent crime to the dangerous border crisis and threat from China, Biden and the Democrats have failed you.
It's time for a change. Tonight, let us reaffirm our commitment to a timeless American idea: that government exists not to rule the people, but to serve the people.
Democrats want to rule us with more government control, but that is not who we are. America is the greatest country … because we are the freest country.
Source: GOP response to 2023 State of the Union speech
Feb 7, 2023
On Civil Rights:
Proud of AR's role in desegregating schools 40 years ago
Down the street from where I sit is my alma mater, Little Rock Central High. As a student there, I will never forget watching my dad, Governor Mike Huckabee, and President Bill Clinton hold the doors open to the Little Rock Nine, doors that forty years
earlier had been closed to them because they were black. Today, those children once barred from the schoolhouse are now heroes memorialized in bronze at our statehouse. I'm proud of the progress our country has made.
Source: GOP response to 2023 State of the Union speech
Feb 7, 2023
On Crime:
Dems want to defund the police, increasing crime
After years of Democrat attacks on law enforcement and calls to `defund the police`, violent criminals roam free, while law-abiding families live in fear.
As a mom, my heart breaks for every parent who has lost a son or daughter to addiction.
Source: GOP response to 2023 State of the Union speech
Feb 7, 2023
On Education:
Education is a civil rights issue: give parents choice
I believe giving every child access to a quality education--regardless of their race or income--is the civil rights issue of our day. I will unveil an education package that will be the most far reaching, bold, conservative education
reform in the country. My plan empowers parents with real choices, improves literacy and career readiness, and helps put a good teacher in every classroom by increasing their starting salary from one of the lowest to one of the highest in the nation.
Source: GOP response to 2023 State of the Union speech
Feb 7, 2023
On Immigration:
Worst border crisis in history: drugs pouring in
Despite Democrats' trillions in reckless spending and mountains of debt, we now have the worst border crisis in American history. As a mom, my heart breaks for every parent who has lost a son or daughter to addiction.
100,000 Americans a year are now killed from drug overdoses, largely from fentanyl pouring in across our southern border. Yet the Biden administration refuses to secure the border and save American lives.
Source: GOP response to 2023 State of the Union speech
Feb 7, 2023
On War & Peace:
Soldiers deserve to know we fight for freedom in US
A young soldier came up to me and said, 'Sarah, you have a tough job.' I told him 'What I do is nothing. You take bombs and bullets. That's a tough job.' That young man and everyone who has served before him,
all of those who serve alongside him, and the thousands we know who will be called upon to serve after him, deserve to know they have a country and community back home doing our part in the fight for freedom.
Source: GOP response to 2023 State of the Union speech
Feb 7, 2023
On Drugs:
FactCheck: Fentanyl smuggled by US citizens, not Mexicans
[On reducing drug overdoses]: "Americans want common sense from their leaders, but in Washington, the Biden administration is doubling down on crazy. President Biden inherited ...the most secure border in history. 100,000 Americans a year are now killed
from drug overdoses, largely from fentanyl pouring across our southern border."FactCheck by PolitiFact, 2/8/23 [Gov. Huckabee Sanders implied that fentanyl overdoses would be reduced if the southern border were made more secure, but in
fact most fentanyl enters America by US citizens at secure border entry points]: "Mexico is the United States' primary source of illegally sourced fentanyl, per a report from the Rand Corp. It's worth noting that the vast quantity of the drug is
smuggled through official ports of entry in large trucks or cars, according to the Congressional Research Service. And most fentanyl is smuggled in by U.S. citizens, the libertarian Cato Institute said."
Source: PolitiFact FactCheck on 2023 State of the Union speech
Feb 8, 2023
On Immigration:
FactCheck: Biden continued Trump's border funding & policies
[On increasing border security]: "President Biden inherited ...the most secure border in history. Yet the Biden administration refuses to secure the border and save American lives. President Biden is unwilling to defend our border, defend our skies,
and defend our people."FactCheck by PolitiFact, 2/8/23Border security funding under Biden is comparable to funding under Trump's administration.
Border Patrol staffing has remained fairly consistent despite long-term hiring and retention challenges. Immigration border laws and policies continue to be enforced under Biden's presidency.
Despite halting the building of additional miles of barriers, Biden's administration has used previously appropriated funds to repair barriers and close gaps.
Source: PolitiFact FactCheck on 2023 State of the Union speech
Feb 8, 2023
On War & Peace:
FactCheck: World was not "at peace" when Trump left office
[On world peace]: "President Biden inherited...a rebuilt military and a world that was stable and at peace. Beyond our border from Afghanistan to Ukraine, from North Korea to Iran, President Biden's weakness puts our nation and the world at risk and the
President's refusal to stand up to China, our most formidable adversary, is dangerous and unacceptable."FactCheck by CNN (2/8/23):
Sanders claimed that after Trump left office, Biden inherited "a world that was stable and at peace." When Trump left the White House in 2021, there were still plenty of wars ongoing around the world. For instance, Trump did not end the war in
Afghanistan, which was still ongoing when Biden took office. There were thousands of US troops in the country when Biden was sworn in, before he withdrew them all in 2021.
Source: CNN FactCheck on 2023 State of the Union speech
Feb 8, 2023
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