Washington, June 14 (TIWN) White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders will step down from her position at the end of this month for a possible political future in her home state of Arkansas, US President Donald Trump has announced.

In a pair of tweets making the announcement, Trump said that Sanders will leave the White House at the end of this month and return to Arkansas, her home state.  "She is a very special person with extraordinary talents, who has done an incredible job! I hope she decides to run for Governor of Arkansas - she would be fantastic," the president wrote.  He has not named a replacement for Sanders.  Sanders, 36, is the third woman to have served as White House press secretary and is one of Trump's closest aides.  "I love the President and my job. The most important job I'll ever have is being a mom to my kids and it's time for us to go home," she said in a tweet.  Speaking to an event at the White House on Thursday afternoon, Trump said that Sanders will join the private sector, while weighing in on the possibility that she will run for governor of Arkansas, a position that her father Mike Huckabee held from 1996 to 2007.