How Sarah Huckabee Sanders sees the world
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Sarah Huckabee Sanders  works in  her  office at the White House in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP)
This is the world as seen through the eyes of  White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders :
 Sanders  described this perpetual interloper experience from her other world: an elegant  well-appointed office at the White House  where reporters from places such as the New York Times and CNN metaphorically prostrate themselves at her door day in and out  and from where she can receive guidance on the phone every day from her father  long a political darling of conservative Christians  a TV celebrity now worth millions.
As the public face of the U.S. president   Sanders  is a fitting symbol for her fellow religious conservatives  who are both insider and outsider  powerful and powerless.
 Sandersâs  podium persona is all business  even a bit short at times. She so often says she doesnât know the answer to a question or will have to get back to the questioner that it has become a criticsâ meme. âSaturday Night Liveâ featured a spoof of her on its season opener the weekend before last  with faux  Sanders  telling President Trump that her success lies in the fact that âIâm no-nonsense  but Iâm all nonsense.â
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Sept. 13 ESPN anchor Jemele Hill's comments calling President Trump a white supremacist were a "fireable offense." ESPN said Hillâs comments do not represent their position. (Reuters)
Facing judgment is part of being Sarah Huckabee Sanders  perhaps the most visible evangelical in U.S. political life (aside from Mike Pence  but Sanders is on the news every day). But unlike her father  Sanders never intended to be the face of anything; until a few months ago  she was known as a behind-the-scenes talented political organizer.
âIn terms of political power  [Christian conservatives] donât have any. I think  Sarah  gets that â said Tyler  long an outspoken Trump critic. âThe ethical challenges of  her  job are amazing. . . . The consistent falsehoods  lies [from Trump] are unbelievable.â
Brian Kaylor  a Baptist pastor with a PhD in political communications who has written several books about religion and politics  thinks  Sanders  holds this view of a divine plan and it gives her confidence at the podium.
 Sanders  doesnât talk about God publicly often â not nearly as much as Trump does these days. People who worked with her on campaigns say sheâd say a pre-event prayer but otherwise was focused on things such as voter strategy. Her faith life mirrors younger evangelicals with their move away from denominations.
A family friend describes  Sanders  and her husband  Bryan Sanders  as âprogressive Christians.â In a compromise  they go to evangelical and Catholic churches every Sunday.
To many religious conservatives   Sanders  is a source of enormous pride. The presence of someone from her background representing the president every day â not to mention the multiple other conservative Christians in Trumpâs Cabinet â has huge symbolic weight  whether or not she has influence or even much contact with  him  and seems to often learn of  his  controversial tweets at the same time the public does.
David Brody  chief political correspondent for the Christian network CBN  said that when  Sanders  comes on the networkâs pro-Trump talk show  âthe social media director said he has never seen so many emoji hearts. . . . She has a charm about her. Sheâs feisty but in a bless-your-heart sort of way.â
Brody said his viewers were wowed by a briefing over the summer  when  Sanders  was asked whether Trump brought low the office of the president by tweeting a crack about television host Mika Brzezinski  whom he called âlow IQ  crazyâ and whom he said he saw âbleeding badly from a face lift.â
Some religious conservatives say one of  Sandersâs  best attributes is that she isnât Sean Spicer. They just want someone at the podium who can defend Trump somewhat effectively without becoming the story.
 Sanders  has a leg up perhaps  as politics is her family business.
[TGT] works in   [TGT]   office at the White House in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP)
This is the world as seen through the eyes of  White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders :
  [TGT] described this perpetual interloper experience from  [TGT]  other world: an elegant  well-appointed office at the White House  where reporters from places such as the New York Times and CNN metaphorically prostrate themselves at  [TGT]  door day in and out  and from where  [TGT]  can receive guidance on the phone every day from  [TGT]  father  long a political darling of conservative Christians  a TV celebrity now worth millions.
As the public face of the U.S. president   Sanders  is a fitting symbol for  [TGT]  fellow religious conservatives  who are both insider and outsider  powerful and powerless.
 Sandersâs  podium persona is all business  even a bit short at times.  [TGT]  so often says  [TGT]  doesnât know the answer to a question or will have to get back to the questioner that it has become a criticsâ meme. âSaturday Night Liveâ featured a spoof of  [TGT]  on its season opener the weekend before last  with faux  Sanders  telling President Trump that her success lies in the fact that âIâm no-nonsense  but Iâm all nonsense.â
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Sept. 13 ESPN anchor Jemele Hill's comments calling President Trump a white supremacist were a "fireable offense." ESPN said Hillâs comments do not represent their position. (Reuters)
Facing judgment is part of being Sarah Huckabee Sanders  perhaps the most visible evangelical in U.S. political life (aside from Mike Pence  but Sanders is on the news every day). But unlike her father  Sanders never intended to be the face of anything; until a few months ago  she was known as a behind-the-scenes talented political organizer.
âIn terms of political power  [Christian conservatives] donât have any. I think  Sarah  gets that â said Tyler  long an outspoken Trump critic. âThe ethical challenges of  her  job are amazing. . . . The consistent falsehoods  lies [from Trump] are unbelievable.â
Brian Kaylor  a Baptist pastor with a PhD in political communications who has written several books about religion and politics  thinks  Sanders  holds this view of a divine plan and it gives her confidence at the podium.
 Sanders  doesnât talk about God publicly often â not nearly as much as Trump does these days. People who worked with her on campaigns say sheâd say a pre-event prayer but otherwise was focused on things such as voter strategy. Her faith life mirrors younger evangelicals with their move away from denominations.
A family friend describes  Sanders  and her husband  Bryan Sanders  as âprogressive Christians.â In a compromise  they go to evangelical and Catholic churches every Sunday.
To many religious conservatives   Sanders  is a source of enormous pride. The presence of someone from her background representing the president every day â not to mention the multiple other conservative Christians in Trumpâs Cabinet â has huge symbolic weight  whether or not she has influence or even much contact with  him  and seems to often learn of  his  controversial tweets at the same time the public does.
David Brody  chief political correspondent for the Christian network CBN  said that when  Sanders  comes on the networkâs pro-Trump talk show  âthe social media director said he has never seen so many emoji hearts. . . . She has a charm about her. Sheâs feisty but in a bless-your-heart sort of way.â
Brody said his viewers were wowed by a briefing over the summer  when  Sanders  was asked whether Trump brought low the office of the president by tweeting a crack about television host Mika Brzezinski  whom he called âlow IQ  crazyâ and whom he said he saw âbleeding badly from a face lift.â
Some religious conservatives say one of  Sandersâs  best attributes is that she isnât Sean Spicer. They just want someone at the podium who can defend Trump somewhat effectively without becoming the story.
 Sanders  has a leg up perhaps  as politics is her family business.