As polls close across the country and results are starting to roll in, former President Trump is gloating over Republican Glenn Youngkin’s lead in the Virginia governor’s race in Virginia and is already taking a victory lap.
In a statement Tuesday night, Trump said he didn’t even have to rally for Youngkin in the Virginia governor’s race because McAuliffe constantly tied his Republican rival to the former president. According to Trump, that ultimately boosted Youngkin’s standing heading into the Tuesday election.
“It is looking like Terry McAuliffe’s campaign against a certain person named ‘Trump’ has very much helped Glenn Youngkin,” Trump said in a statement. “All McAuliffe did was talk Trump, Trump, Trump and he lost!”
“I guess people running for office as Democrats won’t be doing that too much longer,” he added. “I didn’t even have to go rally for Youngkin, because McAuliffe did it for me. Thank you to the MAGA voters for turning out big!” he said
While Trump endorsed the Republican candidate in the race, Youngkin often tried to avoid embracing him, opting instead to focus his campaign on issues like transgender bathrooms in schools and the teaching of critical race theory.
Youngkin is on track to win the governor’s mansion after outperforming expectations in key parts of the Commonwealth. If he ultimately clinches the governorship, it will be a major upset to Democrats who have racked up a series of high-profile wins in Virginia over the past decade.
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President Donald J. Trump:
“It is looking like Terry McAuliffe's campaign against a certain person named “Trump” has very much helped Glenn Youngkin. All McAuliffe did was talk Trump, Trump, Trump and he lost! What does that tell you, Fake News? I guess people running… pic.twitter.com/hSvgbZo8qX
— Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) November 3, 2021
