Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says his daughter can take a joke, but “Saturday Night Live”‘s portrayal of Sarah Sanders crossed the line.
“I thought it was a little bit silly, sexist, misogynist, but my daughter is certainly capable of handling a whole lot worse than that,” Huckabee told Fox Business on Tuesday.
While the “Saturday Night Live” sketch sought to portray Sanders as more charming than White House press secretary Sean Spicer, it also poked fun at her family’s weight.
“My father is Mike Huckabee. My mother is a big Southern hamburger,” comedian Aidy Bryant said in her portrayal of Sanders.
Huckabee says his daughter’s life in the public eye for over thirty years has given her a thicker skin and the ability to handle jabs.
“She is a great wife, an absolutely wonderful mother to three beautiful preschool children, and she’s a generous and thoughtful person, who is very charitable in her life, good to her friends; and ultimately, here’s what we taught her: that she’s going to be judged by God, not by some not so funny comedy writers on ‘Saturday Night Live,'” Huckabee said.
He also said Sanders has no interest in taking over for Spicer and has a high regard for him.
“She’s not trying to replace Sean Spicer. She loves Sean, respects him, and has nothing but high regard for him,” Huckabee said.
Following Spicer’s absence from press briefings last week due to his Navy Reserve service, speculation began mounting as to whether President Trump was weighing replacing Spicer with Sanders.
Huckabee once hosted a show on Fox News and former colleague and “The Five” host Kimberly Guilfoyle is also reportedly in talks to take over for Spicer, according to reports Tuesday.
