ANALYSIS | Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ voice cracked Thursday afternoon as she described her reasons for giving up her White House press secretary gig.

“I feel like it’s important for the president to be able to put somebody in place as he moves into the campaign season,” Sanders said in an impromptu gaggle in her office, also saying she wants to spend time with her three young kids.

“It’s truly been the opportunity of a lifetime and one of the hardest decisions I’ve had to make,” she said, several times glancing at her desk and composing herself.

The tougher the questions got, the more emotional Sanders became. On both the easiest and hardest moments, she started to answer before her voice quivered and she said it would take more reflection to come up with one or two of each. Her legacy will include her fierce defenses of President Donald Trump and his often-hardline policies, false statements, and the end — for now, at least — of daily press briefings.

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