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The First Men
Republican Virginia gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears speaks during a campaign event at the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department in Vienna, Virginia, on July 1.
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Speaking in Virginia at an event for the US Navy’s 250th anniversary Sunday, President Donald Trump did not mention the state’s lieutenant governor, who is the Republican nominee for governor.
It was a noteworthy snub of Winsome Earle-Sears, a retired Marine, during a speech in which Trump praised some Virginia Republicans who have served in the Navy, including Reps. John McGuire, Rob Wittman and Jen Kiggans.
Earle-Sears has campaigned heavily in the Hampton Roads area where Trump spoke. And she faces a larger deficit in public polls than other Republicans running statewide in November, while also grappling with concerns from within the GOP about whether she’s running an effective campaign.
Trump earlier in the day made an endorsement on social media in a down-ballot race – backing Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares in his bid for reelection. The endorsement came after text messages his Democratic opponent Jay Jones sent in 2022 suggesting a colleague should be shot surfaced about a month before Election Day.
Without mentioning Earle-Sears, Trump in the same post took aim at her Democratic opponent, former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, saying she has refused to acknowledge Jones’ actions, despite her statement condemning the texts.
That reminded me of documentary I saw on the civil war. There were Union officers who thought that black soldiers were either going to be cowards and run OR BE TOO SAVAGE ND VIOLENT AGAINST THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS!
she thought he cared about her
