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Sanders’ 80-Hour Welfare Ad Sparks Backlash Over Misrepresentation
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- Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders released a July 2026 ad demanding ARHOME recipients work 80 hours per month.
- Critics argue the ad mischaracterizes welfare users, ignoring that women and people of color depend on assistance.
- Sanders replied on X that able-bodied individuals should not receive welfare because they choose not to work.
- U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed Sanders as she runs for a second term in the November 2026 election.