Former Republican Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee on Sunday denounced comedian Michelle Wolf after she torched his daughter, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner Saturday night.

"@PressSec handled it professionally but I pray her kids never see that. I pray more they never bully another person like that," Huckabee tweeted of Sanders.

Huckabee added while he valued free speech, people should be held accountable for what they say.

"The WHCD was supposed to celebrate the 1st Amendment. Instead they celebrated bullying, vulgarity, and hate. They got all dressed up so they would look nicer when they had a hired gun savagely attack their guests," he continued.



The WHCD was supposed to celebrate the 1st Amendment. Instead they celebrated bullying, vulgarity, and hate. They got all dressed up so they would look nicer when they had a hired gun savagely attack their guests. Do they really wonder why America has no respect for them? Sad! — Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) April 29, 2018

Sincere and heartfelt THANKS to @maggieNYT for having guts to publicly denounce the vicious vile attack on @PressSec at WHCD. @PressSec handled it professionally but I pray her kids never see that. I pray more they never bully another person like that. https://t.co/UeJEaXTt8T — Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) April 29, 2018

Those who think that the tasteless classless bullying at the WHCD was an example of the 1st Amendment should never condemn bullying,bigoted comments, racist bile or hate speech. People should be free to speak but held accountable for it. — Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) April 29, 2018



Among other comments, Wolf joked about Sanders' weight and Southern heritage at the glitzy annual gathering of the Washington press corps.