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 Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders traded her national position for the top spot back home — but she brought Trump’s DC with her.
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 Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders assumed a podium on a recent spring morning in Arkansas, her familiar voice instantly evoking her pugnacious press conferences under Donald Trump. That day, there were no reporters to spar with, nor culture wars to wage, only a few dozen Arkansans who’d come to applaud millions in ongoing state grants for playgrounds and parks. “When my kids were younger, we could plan a huge trip just to find out that our kids would prefer to actually play on a jungle gym or a swing 
 Sanders won the Arkansas governor's race with Trump's endorsement and 63% of the vote, making her the youngest governor currently in office nationwide . Her campaign focused primarily on national issues, and she promised to use the office to fight President Joe Biden and the "radical left" 
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 She has expressed concerns about the potential dangers to consumers, the risk of financial crimes, and the environmental impact of cryptocurrency due to its electricity usage . However, her anti-cryptocurrency crusade is facing pressure from her own party, with dozens of Democrats, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, breaking with her and supporting efforts to undo SEC guidelines that critics argue discourage banks from holding digital assets