--- description: Sarah Huckabee Sanders faced her toughest question of the day at the White House from a 13-year-old reporter for TIME for Kids. title: Watch Sarah Huckabee Sanders Choke Up After a Kid Asks Her About School Shootings image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6dc209a040f3425e/698931da97cdff3e6d6b560c/gettyimages-961479268.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [White House](/tag/white-house/) ## White House Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Sarah Huckabee Sanders Choke Up After a Kid Asks Her About School Shootings  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 30, 2018 8:20 PM CUT  White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders answers questions during the daily White House press briefing May 22, 2018 in Washington, DC. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders answers questions during the daily White House press briefing May 22, 2018 in Washington, DC.Win McNamee—Getty Images  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 30, 2018 8:20 PM CUT Sarah Huckabee Sanders faced her toughest question of the day at the White House from the youngest journalist in the room: a 13-year-old reporter for TIME for Kids. “One thing that affects my and other students’ mental health is the worry about the fact that we or our friends could get shot at school,” said Benje Choucroun, who was at the White House for a sports and fitness event later in the afternoon. “Specifically, can you tell me what the Administration has done and will do to prevent these senseless tragedies?” Sanders became visibly emotional when she responded to the young questioner. “I think that as a kid and certainly as a parent there is nothing that could be more terrifying for a kid to go to school and not feel safe,” she said, apparently fighting back tears. 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