Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders pushed back on a critique by "Real Time" host Bill Maher. He mentioned a free breakfast program for school kids and asked, "How come it’s only socialism when they do it?" (Shannon Finney/WireImage; ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders credited her education agenda with helping her defy a sweeping blue wave in the 2026 midterms, defending free school breakfasts after Bill Maher questioned why such programs are labeled socialism only when Democrats offer them.

"We focused on issues over the last four years of things that really impacted the day-to-day life of the people that we were elected to serve," Sanders said during Friday’s episode of "Real Time."

"I made no secret coming in that education was going to be a top priority, and we have legitimately transformed education in the state of Arkansas."

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