Republican Governor of Arkansas Sarah Huckabee Sanders responded to a controversy over a podium in a video message posted to social media, shortly after the release of an audit report, on Monday.
In the twenty-second video, music from rapper and music mogul Jay-Z plays in the background with the lyrics, “Allow me to re-introduce myself, my name is HOV” while the older, blocky, wooden podium with the seal of Arkansas appears in the frame. Next, a more modern and sleek, blue and wooden-paneled lectern with the state seal appears along with the words “My name is Podium.”
The video finishes with a graphic that uses the outline of the podium shape along with the words, “Come and take it.”
Gov. Sanders captioned the video by writing, “My thoughts on the podium…”
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