Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary who fiercely defended President Trump through one of the most tumultuous periods in American politics and presided over the end of the daily White House news briefing, will step down at the end of the month.

President Trump announced her departure on Twitter, the means of communication that came to supplant the role that a White House press secretary played in previous administrations, and he expressed hope that she would run for governor in her home state of Arkansas.

Sarah Sanders speaking after @realDonaldTrump announces she will be leaving the White House.

A special and talented lady who has expertly served a phenomenal President! pic.twitter.com/m2hUJBLMPh

— Don Purser (@DGPurser) June 13, 2019