Sarah Sanders: Former Trump spokesperson gets lectured on First Amendment by her old high school teacher
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former White House press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, got schooled on the First Amendment by none other than her high school teacher for complaining about losing followers on Twitter. Ms Sanders, who worked under the Trump administration, retweeted a tweet by Mike Pompeo showing that he and other Republicans lost Twitter followers significantly, while Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer gained them. This is not China, this is the United States of America, and we are a free country.” In response, Dana D Deree, who says he taught at Ms Sanders' old high school, wrote that if she had taken his advanced government class, she would "better understand the First Amendment." If you had, maybe you would better understand the First Amendment and the difference between limits on government and freedoms for private individuals."