Sarah Huckabee Sanders just got busted for trying to hide her shadiness & voters are outraged

Next time Sarah Huckabee Sanders enjoys a taxpayer-funded European vacation, she doesn’t want you to know about it!

The Arkansas governor called a special session this week to overhaul the state’s Freedom of Information Act, restricting the release of her travel and security records. The law, which takes effect immediately, allows the state to mask details about security provided to Sanders and other constitutional officers.

The politico nepo baby says the restrictions are needed to protect her and her family’s safety. But critics, including some Republicans, view the law as a way for Sanders to shield herself from accountability.

“This is not about ‘security’ in any sense of the word,” a prominent Arkansas Republican group posted on its Facebook page, according to the New York Times.

The Arkansas branch of Americans for Prosperity, a conservative group, decried the law as an attempt to “erode a cornerstone of democracy.”

Considering that Sanders served as Donald Trump‘s White House press secretary, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

Curiously, when Sanders championed the legislation on X, she didn’t mention her family. Instead, she said it “empower state police to do their job,” whatever that means…

I thought the issue was the safety of you and your children? Now that you can hide your shadiness from the people who pay your salary, it is all about attacks on law enforcement? Btw…the “bad actors” have fancy tax-funded French picnics while many in AR have food insecurity. Js— Samantha House (@emtswife1) September 14, 2023

While legislators passed a stripped-down version of the legislation Thursday, it still curtails the release of records related to the protection of the governor.

In addition to the FOIA overhaul, the legislature also voted to cut taxes and ban the state from mandating COVID vaccines.

That far-right itinerary tracks with Sanders’ motives since being sworn into office. Instead of fixing Arkansas’ myriad of problems, Sanders has focused on building her own profile.

One of her favorite targets is the LGBTQ+ community.

Already, she’s signed her own “Don’t Say Gay” bill and appointed Jacob Oliva, the man responsible for crafting the odious legislation in Florida, to lead the state’s education department.

Sanders has also barred transgender teachers and students from using school bathrooms and locker rooms that align with their gender identities, and banned use of the gender-neutral term “Latinx” in state documents.

One of her executive orders requires Arkansas teachers to acquire parental approval before addressing students by their proper pronouns.

In other words, Sanders seems intent on turning Arkansas into a mini-Florida. She’s following Ron “Don’t Say Gay” DeSantis straight to the bottom, one hateful piece of legislation at a time.

Last month, Sanders warned school districts to not offer an Advanced Placement class for African-American studies, just like DeSantis.

Speaking of “Meatball Ron,” Florida GOP lawmakers passed a bill earlier this year shielding his travel records from publicly disclosure. On Thursday, it was reported the flailing presidential candidate took at least six undisclosed trips on private jets in his first year as governor.

How any of Sanders’ edicts actually help her constituents is unknown. Arkansas is the fourth poorest state in the nation, with a mounting affordable housing crisis and massive food insecurity. A recent Scholaroo survey found the state ranks 49th in the nation for quality of life and 50th in the nation for quality of health.

Rather than fix those problems, Sanders wants to hide her movements from public view. It’s good to have priorities.

The Arkansas Constitution empowers the State Police to do their job. Nothing you have done empowers anyone but yourself.— Phillip (@arkreader) September 15, 2023

How many bottles of $170 champagne did you buy for personal consumption with our taxes?— Dan Whitfield (@DanWhitCongress) September 14, 2023