Sarah Sanders Gives Emotional Farewell Speech at White House: ‘Honor of a Lifetime’

Sarah Sanders looks at President Donald Trump as she speaks during an event on second-chance hiring in the East Room of the White House in Washington on June 13, 2019. Evan Vucci/AP Photo

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders gave an emotional farewell speech on June 13 after President Donald Trump announced she'd be departing his administration.

Speaking in the East Room on Thursday evening about an initiative to help former inmates find jobs, Trump thanked Sanders for her service, calling her “a great magnificent person.”