Exclusive: Virginia's Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Tuesday called on countless new workers and officials in the second Trump administration to settle in his state, versus the District of Columbia or neighboring Maryland in a video ad. Publish.
Yonkin has made education policy a pillar of his 2021 campaign against former Gov. Trump. Amid some school controversy in Northern Virginia, Terrence McAuliffe said Virginia has better schools than its neighbors.
Youngkin cited a CNBC study that ranked Virginia No. 1 in the nation for education and No. 1 in the nation for business, with the state expected to replace neighboring North Carolina as No. 1 in 2023.
“I would personally encourage all new members of President Trump's administration moving to this region to make Virginia their home,” Youngkin said.
The Justice Department has approved Kaine-era laws centered on Yonkin voting cull orders, and the federal government is filing a lawsuit to block them.
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (right) and President-elect Donald Trump meet ahead of the 2024 election. (Trump camp)
“Virginia is on the other side of the Potomac River. We offer a great quality of life, safe communities, award-winning schools that value parents, and lower taxes than D.C. or Maryland. .”
According to the study, Maryland ranked 31st among the best states for business, with the District of Columbia not ranking.
The ad was flashed at several scenes in Old Dominion, from the capital, Richmond, to the King Street Trolley running through Old Town Alexandria.
“That's why so many people choose Virginia as the best place to live, work and raise their families,” Youngkin said.
Youngkin calls education “the foundation for achieving the American Dream,” and a CNBC poll found that Youngkin and the Democratic state House majority support $2.5 billion in new funding for K-12 schools and teachers. admitted to compromising on a 3% pay increase.
Asked about Virginia being mentioned as a new home for the new administration, Trump transition team spokesman Brian Hughes said Youngkin's performance speaks for itself.
Climate protesters disrupt Yonkin's 9/11 speech
Alexandria, Virginia, was once part of Washington, D.C., and is located across the Potomac River from the White House, before reverting to Virginia in the 1840s. (Getty)
“Given the great job Governor Yonkin has done in bringing common sense, low taxes, and a high quality of life to our state, it's no wonder he has a compelling case for those looking for their next step in this region. No,” Hughes said.
Mr. Youngkin took office in 2021 after Mr. McAuliffe's upheaval, as Republicans had been out of power in Richmond for about a decade.
The last Republican governor, Bob McDonnell, re-emerged on the political scene during President-elect Donald Trump's various legal trials, but he too is now the subject of prosecution by Special Counsel Jack Smith. It had become.
In Mr. McDonnell's case, the once-rumored 2012 vice presidential candidate's political future was ruined by his own corruption case, but the Supreme Court later unanimously overturned Mr. Smith's conviction. Now Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) ultimately chose then-Rep. Paul Ryan, Republican, Wisconsin. To run that cycle with him.
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Richmond, Virginia and the Virginia State Capitol. (Getty)
Because Virginia is a rare state that does not allow consecutive governors to win consecutive elections, Mr. Youngkin's lieutenant, Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears, said he is looking to build on Youngkin and Sears' record and is looking forward to the 2025 gubernatorial election. We have started our activities.
So far, the most likely Democrat in the upcoming race is Rep. Abigail Spanberger, who gave up her seat to run. Spanberger will be replaced in Congress by Virginia Representative Evgeny “Eugene” Vindman, the twin brother of President Trump's impeachment witness, Col. Alexander Vindman.
