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president Donald Trump Express support for Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-sears and admits he is in a “hard game” against an opponent who is “not very good”.
“Yes, I will. I mean, I will.” Trump told reporters when asked about his recognition of Earl Sails. “I think, yes, she has a tough game. She shouldn’t, she shouldn’t, because the candidates she meets aren’t very good, but I think she has a tough game.”
However, he did not give Earle Sears a “full and full” recognition as he did for some candidates.
President Donald Trump said he “will” recognize Virginia Republican gubernatorial winner Sears, but did not actually give her approval. (Andrew Harnik/Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
Trump has supported Jack Ciattarelli of New Jersey and Vivek Ramaswamy of Ohio. Voting out of control Virginia It can explain Trump’s obvious retention.
Recent Virginia federal polls Starting July, Sears was 37% and Spanberger was 49%. Meanwhile, Youngkin’s approval rate is 49%, nine points higher than Trump’s figure in the same poll.
Right-right Democrat Abigial Spanberger competed with Virginia Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, a Republican, the left, in the state’s governor’s campaign this year. (Getty)
Virginia Governor Candidate Abigail Spanberger
On August 1, in an interview with CNN, Earle-Sears seemed to work hard to answer why Trump hasn’t endorsed her yet. The Lieutenant Governor said she had met with the president but repeatedly refused to elaborate on what they said.
Earle-Sears, currently serving as governor of Virginia Lieutenant and ready to become the first black female governor in the United States, is facing a tough battle with former Rep. Abigail Spanberger. Despite serving with the popular Virginia government. Glenn YoungkinEarle-Sears is working to close the gap and surpass his opponents.
Virginia Republican Governor candidate Winsome Earle-Sears during a campaign held by the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department in Vienna Vienna Vienna Vienna Vienna on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Earle-Sears lags behind Spanberger not only in the polls, but also in fundraising. Although Earle-Sears has not released her second quarter figures yet, Q1 She raised $3.1 millionwhile Spanberger is more than twice as high as $6.7 million. Spanberger raised $10.7 million in the second quarter According to her campaign.
