Maher challenges Sarah Huckabee Sanders on 'socialism' as Arkansas governor defends free school breakfasts
Arkansas Gov.Sarah Huckabee Sanders credited her education agenda with helping her defy a sweeping blue wave in the 2026 midterms, defending free school breakfasts after Bill Maher questioned why such programs are labeled socialism only when Democrats offer them."We focused on issues over the last four years of things that really impacted the day-to-day life of the people that we were elected to serve," Sanders said during Friday’s episode of "Real Time.""I made no secret coming in that education was going to be a top priority, and we have legitimately transformed education in the state of Arkansas."GOV SANDERS REVEALS 'MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH' ON EDUCATION AS RED STATE POSITIONS ITSELF AS 'BLUEPRINT' FOR NATIONSanders highlighted several measures Arkansas has taken to improve student learning outcomes, including deploying literacy coaches, expanding school choice, raising teacher pay and providing free breakfasts for public school students.She described the breakfast program as a bipartisan effort to ensure children aren’t trying to learn on an empty stomach."But how come it’s only socialism when they do it?" Maher pressed, referring to Democrats.Sanders drew a distinction between providing meals to schoolchildren and broader government giveaways.BROOKE ROLLINS, DR.
BEN CARSON: WE ARE PUTTING REAL FOOD BACK ON SCHOOL LUNCH TRAYSGov.Sarah Huckabee Sanders defended a free breakfast program for Arkansas public schoolchildren, insisting that children cannot learn efficiently while hungry.
(iStock)"There’s a big difference between giving everything away for free and helping kids start out on the right foot," she said."I don’t know that I would say those are the same thing."Maher clarified that he supported Huckabee Sanders’ initiative.Democratic strategist Kaivan Shroff told Fox News Digital, "Maher’s question exposes the game pretty cleanly.When Democrats use government to help people, Republicans call it socialism.
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